lough

[lok, lokh]

noun

Irish English.

1. a lake.

2. a partially landlocked or protected bay; a narrow arm of the sea.

lough

/ lɒx, lɒk /

noun

1. an Irish word for lake 1

2. a long narrow bay or arm of the sea in Ireland

Word History and Origins

Origin of lough¹

1505–15; Anglo-Irish spelling of Irish loch lake; compare Middle English low, lough ( e ), logh ( e ), Old English (Northumbrian) lūh < British Celtic *lux- (> Welsh llwch (obsolete) lake, Old Breton luh, Breton louc’h ), apparently < early Irish; loch

Word History and Origins

Origin of lough¹

C14: from Irish loch lake

Example Sentences

But incidents of pollution happen right across Northern Ireland's waterways, not just those which eventually lead to the lough.

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The meeting follows a third summer of blue-green algae blooms, which have covered the lough.

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"It was terribly traumatic to look at the families watching out over the lough and praying," he said.

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Northern Ireland Water has admitted breaching the law hundreds of times each year by releasing untreated sewage into the lough.

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Several crews simply failed to return, while others are thought to still lie below the surface of the lough.

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