lochs

plural of loch, Scottish
as in estuaries
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 lochs Donal, a nightclub owner in Chicago obsessed with the blues, has resisted going back to the land of lochs for reasons that will become only somewhat clear over the course of the run time. Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • The topic is on how coastal estuaries are home to hundreds of species, and much of it is microscopic and underwater.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Croatan spans 160,000 acres and includes pine forests, saltwater estuaries, bogs, and raised swamps.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
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  • That’s a total capacity of 32TB across all four bays, which should be large enough for even the most demanding projects, such as ultra-high-definition video, large-scale game models or extensive data files.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Upon completion, Southwest Golf Ranch will boast a total of 27 heated, covered driving range bays, over two acres of bent-grass range, professional swing-analysis technology, a professional shop offering club-fitting services, group camps and clinics with certified golf instructors and more.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Camino del Norte follows Spain’s wild coast, with cliffs, coves, and fishing villages, while the Camino Primitivo winds through rugged mountains, misty valleys, and remote hamlets.
    Hayley Domin, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And for true off-the-radar romance, the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe, offers cocoa-scented rainforests, black-sand coves, and turtle-nesting sights.
    Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Lochs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lochs. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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