Bassenthwaite

/ (ˈbæsənˌθweɪt) /

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a lake in NW England, in Cumbria near Keswick. Length: 6 km (4 miles)

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Words nearby Bassenthwaite

bass clef, bass drum, Bassein, Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome, Basse-Normandie, Bassenthwaite, Basses-Alpes, Basses-Pyrénées, basset, basse-taille, Basseterre

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Example sentences from the Web for Bassenthwaite

Northern lights remarkably fine—chiefly a purple-blue—in shooting pyramids, moved from over Bassenthwaite behind Skiddaw.
Anima Poet|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
At Bassenthwaite a man and his son trained a pair of otters to fish in the lake.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
Oh, that instead of it, I could but send to you the image now before my eyes, over Bassenthwaite.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Both snow and hail are recorded on the 10th in the register kept for me at Bassenthwaite Halls, at the foot of Skiddaw.
The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Vol. XLIX|Various

Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite lake are the only lakes seen, and but one of these from the summit.
The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain Vol. 1|William Finden

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