1
Scotland
: lake
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Scotland
: a bay or arm of the sea especially when nearly landlocked
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Examples of loch in a Sentence
in his biography of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell tells of being conducted by a Scottish boatman “across one of the lochs, as they call them, or arms of the sea”
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The hunters on this quest, spanning Saturday and Sunday, are armed with technology that has never been used to scour Scotland's second-largest loch for the monster beneath.
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Jennifer Hassanand Adela Suliman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
Scotland boasts thousands of freshwater lochs, many of which welcome wild swimming.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023
Some worry Nessie will be pulled from the loch and killed, eventually ending up on display inside a museum for people to gape at.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2023
The loch is about 23 miles long and less than 2 miles wide.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
The creature grew in fame in 1934 when a photo showed a beast with a long neck poking its head above the loch's waters.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2023
Nixon said the hunt will showcase how the loch has a certain magic that forces people to ponder what lurks beneath.
—Jennifer Hassanand Adela Suliman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
Although the iconic silhouette was later proved a hoax, folklore surrounding a large aquatic creature lurking within the loch remains strong.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
For a fee, tourists can also take trips on the loch during the search.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
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Jennifer Hassanand Adela Suliman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
Scotland boasts thousands of freshwater lochs, many of which welcome wild swimming.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023
Some worry Nessie will be pulled from the loch and killed, eventually ending up on display inside a museum for people to gape at.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2023
The loch is about 23 miles long and less than 2 miles wide.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
The creature grew in fame in 1934 when a photo showed a beast with a long neck poking its head above the loch's waters.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2023
Nixon said the hunt will showcase how the loch has a certain magic that forces people to ponder what lurks beneath.
—Jennifer Hassanand Adela Suliman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
Although the iconic silhouette was later proved a hoax, folklore surrounding a large aquatic creature lurking within the loch remains strong.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
For a fee, tourists can also take trips on the loch during the search.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Loch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loch. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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