1
Scotland
: lake
2
Scotland
: a bay or arm of the sea especially when nearly landlocked
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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Best for Solo Train Enthusiasts: Scotland Discover the incredible and indelible beauty of the Scottish highlands, full of lochs, glens, castles and fluffy highland cows and sheep on a journey with Vacations by Rail.
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Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Likewise, while the castle at Balmoral has been valued at $80 million, the Times includes the surround estate — including vast lochs, mountains and moores — at around $278 million.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 16 May 2025
The Loch Ness monster, in a grainy image now considered iconic, appeared as a dinosaur-like creature cruising across Scotland’s famous loch, or lake.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Indeed, veterans of the whisky world understand that turbulence and challenging periods are part of the whisky cycle, most notably seen during the whisky loch of the 1980s when distilleries had to close due to oversupply and falling demand.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Likewise, while the castle at Balmoral has been valued at $80 million, the Times includes the surround estate — including vast lochs, mountains and moores — at around $278 million.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 16 May 2025
The Loch Ness monster, in a grainy image now considered iconic, appeared as a dinosaur-like creature cruising across Scotland’s famous loch, or lake.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Indeed, veterans of the whisky world understand that turbulence and challenging periods are part of the whisky cycle, most notably seen during the whisky loch of the 1980s when distilleries had to close due to oversupply and falling demand.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loch
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“Loch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loch. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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