Bedeutung von “lake” im englischen Wörterbuch

“lake” im Englisch

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lakenoun [ C ]

uk /leɪk/ us /leɪk/

A2 a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams:

We used to go boating on that lake.
Lake Windermere
milk, oil, wine, etc. lake disapproving

an amount of a liquid produced that is more than is needed, so that it has to be stored or wasted:

Overproduction caused butter mountains and wine lakes.

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(Definition von “lake” aus dem Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“lake” im amerikanischen Englisch

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lakenoun [ C ]

us /leɪk/

a large area of water that is not salty and is surrounded by land:

Lake Michigan

(Definition von “lake” aus dem Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)