Thesaurus results for LOCHS

lochs

noun

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 Covering roughly 260 kilometers from Glasgow to the west coast of Scotland, the West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful routes in the world, offering an ever-changing landscape of rugged mountains, mirror-like lochs, and remote moorlands. —

Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026 The mammals thrive across habitats from inland rivers and lochs to rugged coastal environments. —

Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 Located on the shores of Loch Linnhe, one of 31,000 freshwater lochs in Scotland, Fort William sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis, at 4,490 feet the highest peak in Britain. —

Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026 Curling is a game of tradition, first played centuries ago on Scottish lochs, where players slide heavy granite rocks down a sheet of ice toward a target. —

Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026 While an exact date can’t be pinpointed, according to the World Curling Federation, the sport was played during its early stages on frozen lochs and ponds in northern Europe. —

Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026 Created by sculptor Andy Scott, the kelpies — shape-shifting mythical creatures from Scottish folklore that live in the country's famous lochs — were completed in 2013. —

Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 The stones stand between two lochs on the largest of the Orkney Islands, off the northeastern tip of mainland Scotland. —

Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 What with its rippling mountains, meditative lochs, and misty woodlands, Scotland’s moody atmosphere hits its stride in the cooler seasons. —

Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025

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The North Carolina Estuarium is another highlight, with Pamlico River tours as well as 200 exhibits on estuaries and coastal rivers.

— Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Marco Island Adjacent to the Everglades National Park and nearly 100 miles of undeveloped islands, bays, and estuaries, Marco Island is a sheller's paradise.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 17 May 2026