lough

Definition of loughnext
chiefly Irish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lough 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 On the shores of Belfast's lough, The Culloden Estate and Spa is a serene escape from the buzzy city scene. Ciara McQuillan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lough
Noun
  • Over time, these nutrients move through storm systems and waterways into larger bodies of water such as lakes and ponds.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Taking the first spot as the best lake for anglers is Lake Tahoe.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado April 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Some people lamented on social media the empty spaces around a pond that used to be seamlessly encircled by flowering pink blossoms.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Her body was found later that month in a retention pond.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • First there’s the outdoor activities on offer—from paddle boarding on the loch to mountain biking in the surrounding forest to golf.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Located on the shores of Loch Linnhe, one of 31,000 freshwater lochs in Scotland, Fort William sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis, at 4,490 feet the highest peak in Britain.
    Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.
    Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The land re-creates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.
    Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation.
    Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • According to the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University, by late June of that year, the state saw extremely low stream flows, rapidly depleted reservoirs, and severe agricultural impacts to wheat, cattle and irrigated crops.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 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 6 Apr. 2026.

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