loughs

plural of lough, chiefly Irish

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Noun
  • Try for black bass at first and last light with top-water lures at all Bella Vista lakes.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But this canoe differs from the hundreds of others found submerged in rivers and lakes across Florida.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Donal, a nightclub owner in Chicago obsessed with the blues, has resisted going back to the land of lochs for reasons that will become only somewhat clear over the course of the run time.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The reservoirs are now about 30 percent full.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The regional office is responsible for 54 reservoirs, 72 dams and 175 irrigation districts, according to its website.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In autumn, this dreamy trek among the clouds is made even more breathtaking by the changing larches, with amber rivers blazing between ice-blue sky and lagoons.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Much of the San Diego County coastline is maintained with sand taken from lagoons, harbors and rivers.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Loughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loughs. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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