lough

Definition of loughnext
chiefly Irish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lough Global warming has also increased the temperature of the lough, encouraging the abundant blooms. Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 June 2026 Along with a grassy walled garden, an arboretum, the property has nearly three miles of lough frontage and shooting rights across a total of 3,000 acres. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lough
Noun
  • That's the advice Allegheny County's parks department gave locals after a bear was spotted in a lake north of Pittsburgh, with the department issuing a warning in partnership with Allegheny County Police Department on June 16.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • From there, drive to the small lake town of Winona Lake to browse the little shops along the waterfront.
    Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Two dead ducks were found in a pond about 250 feet away from the pool.
    Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • On the other side of the pond, billions of phones are ending up in landfills with their processing components still intact.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • This is a landscape of lochs and mountains, best viewed from a cozy railcar, on a train that coddles just 36 passengers on an all-inclusive journey.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
  • The sprawling coastal property encompasses roughly 3,700 acres of pastureland, woodlands, lochs, and more than three miles of dramatic shoreline.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • One even pulled me around a lagoon like a Jet Ski with a blowhole.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Get ready to go do a folk dance to ward off the creature from the black lagoon in Universal Studios’ Eggersland someday.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Glen Canyon Dam that provides power for millions of people depends on the same reservoirs already sitting at historic lows this year.
    Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • What to read next The growing number of TNO discoveries ultimately established that Pluto was part of the Kuiper Belt, a vast reservoir of icy bodies extending beyond Neptune's orbit.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The two main tarns on this trail are flanked by subalpine meadows with a variety of shrubs and wildflowers that change colors in the fall.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
  • What didn’t end up in a New Orleanian’s blood ended up filling every pothole in the Quarter—a bubbly black tarn of viscid vice.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024

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“Lough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lough. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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