loch

A noun referring to a long, narrow inlet of the sea that is nearly landlocked, or a Scottish term for a lake.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un lago, especialmente en Escocia, o un entrante de mar largo y estrecho casi completamente rodeado de tierra, similar a un fiordo.

1. Scottish lake B1 formal british

   A lake, especially in Scotland.

   • Loch Lomond is one of the most famous lochs in Scotland.
   • They went fishing on the loch early in the morning.
   • The loch was surrounded by beautiful mountains.

   🇪🇸Lago escocés

2. Sea inlet B1 formal british

   A long, narrow inlet of the sea, especially in Scotland, that is nearly landlocked.

   • Loch Ness is a deep, narrow sea loch.
   • The boat sailed into the loch from the open sea.
   • Many sea lochs in Scotland are popular for kayaking.

   🇪🇸Entrante de mar estrecho

   Sinónimos: firthfjordinlet

• lochs plural form
• lochs' possessive plural form
• loch's possessive singular form