Lough Definition

lŏKH, lŏk
noun
A lake.
Webster's New World
An arm of the sea.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lough

Noun

Singular:
lough
Plural:
loughs

Origin of Lough

  • Middle English from Old English luh ultimately from Old Irish loch

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Irish loch.

    From Wiktionary

Lough Sentence Examples

  • Garrison, a fishing station on the wild Lough Melvin, and Pettigo, near to the lower Lough Erne, are market villages.

  • The Newry Canal, communicating with Carlingford Lough at Warrenpoint, 6 m.

  • Phelim resigned the northern command in his favour, and escorted him from Lough Swilly to Charlemont.

  • The chief place of interest to the antiquary is Devenish Island in Lough Erne, about 2 m.

  • The so-called Island Magee is a peninsula separating Larne Lough from the Irish Channel.

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Words Starting With

LLOLOU

Words Ending With

HGHUGH

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lough

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