Definition of loch Loch

/lɑˈk/ - [lak] - loch

We found 9 definitions of loch from 6 different sources.

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What does loch mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: loches

loch - Scottish word for a lake
  lake a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
loch - a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
  inlet, recess an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • loch (Noun)
    A lake.
  • loch (Noun)
    A bay or arm of the sea.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • loch (n.)
    A lake; a bay or arm of the sea.
  • loch (n.)
    A kind of medicine to be taken by licking with the tongue; a lambative; a lincture.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • loch
    loh, n. a lake or arm of the sea.—ns. Lochaber axe (loh-ä′bėr aks), a battle-axe used by the Scottish Highlanders, having a narrow blade, but very long towards the shaft, and generally with a hook at the end of the staff; Loch′an (Scot.), a pond. [Gael. loch; cf. Lake.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • loch
    Gaelic for lake, in Scotland and Ireland. In Scotland also an arm of the sea, where the tides ebb and flow; on the east coast called a firth, though on the west mostly termed a loch.

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  • loch, noun, singular of lochs.

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