Loch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBThe meaning of LOCH is lake. in his biography of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell tells of being conducted by a Scottish boatman “across one of the lochs, as they call them, or arms of the sea”
Loch - Wikipedia
WEBAs "loch" is a common Gaelic word, it is found as the root of several Manx place names. The United States naval port of Pearl Harbor, on the south coast of the main Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, is one of a complex of sea inlets. Several are named as lochs, including South East Loch, Merry Loch, East Loch, Middle Loch and West Loch.
LOCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBLOCH definition: 1. in Scotland, a lake or inlet of the sea or ocean: 2. in Scotland, a lake or inlet of the sea or…. Learn more.
What Is a Loch? - WorldAtlas
WEBNov 27, 2017 · A loch is a Scottish name for a large area of water that that can be narrowly or partially landlocked. The word Loch originates from an Insular Celtic group of languages that originated in Britain and Ireland. Outside Scotland, a loch is a body of water that can be either a lake or sea inlet.
LOCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBLoch definition: a lake.. See examples of LOCH used in a sentence.
loch noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
WEBCheck pronunciation: loch. Definition of loch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
LOCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
WEBLOCH meaning: 1. in Scotland, a lake or inlet of the sea or ocean: 2. in Scotland, a lake or inlet of the sea or…. Learn more.
loch - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
WEBApr 9, 2024 · The greater part of Leuchars Loch belonged to the Inneses of Leuchars, Cotts to the Inneses of Innes; and while thus poſſeſſed, many unſucceſsful attempts to drain both, by canals, to the river Loſſie, ſeem to have been made.] [A] very ordinary fall of rain raiſes it [the river] far beyond its natural bounds; and the immediate conſequence of ſuch floods, …
Loch - Wikiwand
WEBLoch is a word meaning "lake" or "sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough".
Loch - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBApr 18, 2024 · Definitions of loch. noun. a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) see more. noun. Scottish word for a lake. see more.
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