loch

Scottish
as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline 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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Recent Examples of loch 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 That might include kayaking or hiking Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, searching for seals and birdlife on the uninhabited Brion Island, exploring the rugged beauty of Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, or sailing through the legendary lochs and canals of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025 Adrian Shine, who has been researching the loch in Scotland since the 1970s, helped identify the camera as one of six lowered nearly 600 feet below the loch's surface by Roy Mackal, of the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau and the University of Chicago. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025 Gamers to watch out for amid the lochs and highlands this season include Survivor stars Rob Cesternino, Yam Yam Arocho and Natalie Anderson, as well as Big Brother‘s Tiffany Mitchell and Ian Terry. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for loch
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Noun
  • Link’s flight simulators supercharging our pilot training with adaptive decision-making under pressure; medical residents refining teamwork and communication in simulated trauma bays; managers learning leadership through live project crises with shifting constraints and incomplete information.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The report noted that the bay’s famous seagrass beds were undergoing a massive die-off, accompanied by algal blooms that depleted oxygen levels, thereby killing fish in large numbers.
    Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In partnership with Leave No Trace, Martin County offers the tours for free, helping visitors discover the natural beauty of the coastline’s mangroves, estuaries, hammocks, and trails.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • It is designed as a suspension bridge that will cross a branch of the Pearl River estuary, linking major transportation corridors in southern China.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bleary-eyed coverage that kicks off before sunrise in the States, with gusts off the firth and cut lines that can swallow a top 10 in an hour.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.
    Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
Noun
  • Smith Mountain Lake is the centerpiece of Smith Mountain Lake State Park, which boasts peaceful coves and waterways, as well as more than a dozen scenic hiking trails and a swimming beach.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Surfers hit the waves at Lawrencetown, while Crystal Crescent feels like your own private cove.
    Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Loch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loch. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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