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tarn

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Definition of tarn

as in lake

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Recent Examples of tarn The two main tarns on this trail are flanked by subalpine meadows with a variety of shrubs and wildflowers that change colors in the fall. — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024 What didn’t end up in a New Orleanian’s blood ended up filling every pothole in the Quarter—a bubbly black tarn of viscid vice. — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024 Pass Grant Lake, a deep blue tarn nestled in the sagebrush. — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022 One fuselage is deposited in an enormous hangar, used as a backlot on the slopes of the Sierra: the second one is nearly buried in artificial snow, and surrounded by olive trees; the third is found above the Sierra Nevada’s high mountain tarn La Laguna de las Yeguas, at around 10,000 feet. — Emilio Mayorga, Variety, 29 Apr. 2022 In the morning, kick off the day’s driving with a 30-minute excursion to visit the enormous sapphire tarn of Mono Lake, an alkaline expanse freckled with tufa spires, pinnacles formed by calcium carbonate interacting with freshwater springs in the lakebed. — Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2022 The lake, a glacial tarn called Roopkund, was more than sixteen thousand feet above sea level, an arduous five-day trek from human habitation, in a mountain cirque surrounded by snowfields and battered by storms. — Douglas Preston, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020 Follow the winding trail toward the base of O'Malley Peak to a striking, dark tarn called Deep Lake. — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2018 In 1951, some 885 square miles of Cumbrian hills and tarns (mountain pools) were designated as a national park, Britain’s largest and, with 18 million annual visitors, its most popular. — Kieran Dodds, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2018

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Noun

As of July 6, the lake is 84% full, according to Texas Water Development Board data.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
Authorities and water safety experts have long advised visitors planning a day at the lake to take precautions to prevent accidents and drownings.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of lake

Noun

The boy, Jackson Georgari, was found unresponsive in a pond about a mile south of his home in the Province of Briarcliff apartment complex in the 1100 block of Northwest Vivion Road, according to Kansas City Police.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
The 55-acre neighborhood will feature one-to-two story houses along with a park and pond in the center, with the preliminary plan under city review.

— Rachel Royster. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

Definition of pond

Noun

The researchers interpret this as a magma reservoir beneath the ridge draining.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
El Niño could result in crop losses and planting delays in Brazil for onions, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, apples and grapes, and lower reservoir levels could disrupt mango, papaya and grape crops, analysts wrote.

— Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of reservoir

Noun

Cliff divers jump and twirl into a blue lagoon, puppeteers put on tableside shows and magicians make the rounds.

— Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 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 lagoon

Noun

This is a landscape of lochs and mountains, best viewed from a cozy railcar, on a train that coddles just 36 passengers on an all-inclusive journey.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
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

Definition of loch

Noun

Global warming has also increased the temperature of the lough, encouraging the abundant blooms.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
Along with a grassy walled garden, an arboretum, the property has nearly three miles of lough frontage and shooting rights across a total of 3,000 acres.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025

Definition of lough

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