loch
noun
1.
a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
Origin
Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Loch, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hollow or valley. * From Scottish Gaelic loch (“loch, lake”), a Scottish topographic surname.
Phrases
- Gare Loch
- Holy Loch
- Loch Achray
- Loch Ailort
- Loch Alsh
- Loch Assynt
- Loch Awe
- Loch Broom
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