lough
pronunciation
How to pronounce lough in British English:
UK [ lɒk]
How to pronounce lough in American English:
US [ lɑːk]
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- Noun:
- a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
- Irish word for a lake
Word Origin
- lough (n.)
- "a lake, pool," early 14c., Anglo-Celtic, representing a northern form of Irish and Gaelic loch, Welsh llwch, from PIE root *laku- (see lake (n.1)).
Example
- 1. Nice to meet you again , thalia lough .
- 2. Ashford castle in county mayo , on the shores of lough corrib and the river cong , has reduced its rates across the board , bringing down the price for a 550-euro deluxe room in summer to 455 euros ( about $ 700 to $ 580 ) .
- 3. Industrial loss has been a lough problem worrying the enterprises in china since the middle and the late years of the 20th century .
- 4. The report said that a dramatic reduction in duck numbers spending the winter at lough neagh in northern ireland , suggested some key bodies of water in europe were no longer freezing over .
- 5. The capital and largest city of northern ireland , in the eastern part of the country on belfast lough , an inlet of the north channel of the irish sea . Conflict between protestants and catholics has divided the city since the 19th century . Population , 318600 .