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lough Definition

lough (läkh)

noun

  1. a lake
  2. an arm of the sea

Etymology: ME, prob. < Gael & OEr loch, loch

lough Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • punctuate: The bogs are punctuated by small, rounded loughs, the source of many streams.

Converse of object

  • enclose: Landscape Key Characteristics Farmed ridges enclosing a lough with tidal mudflats.
  • overlook: These sunrise pictures below are of my car, overlooking the lough, at whitehead.
  • fish: It gives you a real feel of what it is like to fish the world-famous loughs of Corrib, Derg, Mask and others.
  • surround: The open waters of the lough hold a range of aquatic plants, whilst a variable swamp fringe can be found surrounding the lough.

Adjective modifier

  • rounded: The bogs are punctuated by small, rounded loughs, the source of many streams.
  • isolated: Whilst some continue to exist as isolated small loughs, many have now been infilled by sediment washing off the surrounding drumlins.
  • Irish: How to catch dace, tips on Irish loughs or Caribbean bone fishing seemed to abound.
  • small: Wet woodland also occurs around the shores of some of the small loughs.
  • large: Belfast Lough is a large, open sea lough located on the north-eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
  • many: This open loch surrounded by mature mixed woodland and with sudden ledges and drop-offs to 25ft is very reminiscent of many Irish loughs.

Modifies a noun

  • shore: There was another cunning plan to build a parallel motorway on the lough shore side.
  • edge: Between these, horses, cows and sheep graze peacefully along the lough edge.
  • fringe: Open views across expanses of water and along reed beds and carr woodland on lough fringes.
  • side: There was another cunning plan to build a parallel motorway on the lough shore side.
  • margin: Fens around lough margins may have common reed or reed canary grass.
  • user: Provide relevant navigational and tidal information to all port and lough users.