/lɑx/, /lɒk/, /lɒx/
OriginBorrowed from Irish loch (from Old Irish loch), from Proto-Celtic *loku (“lake, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Doublet of lay, loch, and Looe.
- IrelandA lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
“Outside, a freezing wind whips across Belfast lough […].”
“A study showing that the temperature of the lough’s water has risen 1C since 1995, however, suggests that climate change and clearer waters as a result of an invasive zebra mussel species may also be ”
- Cumbria, Northumbrialake, pool
Formsloughs(plural) · Loughs(plural)