1
Scotland : lake
2
Scotland : a bay or arm of the sea especially when nearly landlocked

Examples of loch in a Sentence

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”
Recent Examples on the Web Guests then hop over to Edinburgh, Scotland, for seven nights on board the Belmond Royal Scotsman, weaving their way by scenic lochs and rocky peaks on a roundtrip journey through the Highlands. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023 Landry Jones plunges into the role like a sweaty man plunging into a cool loch, offering himself up to all the mud and tree-eating Tsingari can throw at him, while embracing the dialect so fervently that his voiceover has to be subtitled. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024 Somewhere in the Highlands perhaps, as the sun sets on Scotland’s magnificent lochs and mountains. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 19 July 2024 Activities are plentiful, spanning everything from loch cruises to jet-skiing and kayaking. Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for loch 

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English (Scots) louch, from Scottish Gaelic loch; akin to Latin lacus lake — more at lake

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of loch was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Loch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loch. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

loch

noun
1
Scottish : lake
2
Scottish : an arm of the sea especially when it is nearly surrounded by land

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