loch

noun [C]

/lɒk/

/lɑːk/ (plural lochs)

Definition

› in Scotland, a lake or inlet of the sea: Loch LomondInland waters

(Definition of loch noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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