loughs

noun

plural of lough, chiefly Irish
as in lakes

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  1. lakes
  2. ponds
  3. lochs
  4. reservoirs
  5. lagoons
Noun
  • Rivers, lakes, and groundwater are affected by sewage, industrial waste, agricultural runoff, and excessive extraction.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • For hundreds of miles, there are no lakes and just one river.
    — Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of lakes
Noun
  • Her team collected 20 water samples from five temporary rainwater ponds at Gunma Ecological Park in Pará state, Brazil, in April 2025, along with 100 tadpoles of the Venezuela snouted treefrog (Scinax x-signatus) from each pond.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Definition of ponds
Noun
  • The sprawling coastal property encompasses roughly 3,700 acres of pastureland, woodlands, lochs, and more than three miles of dramatic shoreline.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of lochs
Noun
  • Lake Powell is among eight western reservoirs the Bureau of Reclamation has flagged for being at or near-record lows.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Snowpack acts as a natural water tower, and without enough the reservoirs are suffering.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of reservoirs
Noun
  • As Italy’s longest river, the Po delivers plenty of nutrients to the lagoons — both from natural sources and from human activities like farming — that provide a surplus of food for sea critters, including blue crabs.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Lastly, the city also serves as a gateway to Ria Formosa Natural Park, a sprawling network of coastal lagoons, barrier islands, and sandy beaches that showcases some of the country's most spectacular scenery.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Definition of lagoons
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