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Bassenthwaite

British  
/ ˈbæsənˌθweɪt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 65-year-old, who has been a photographer all his life, drove to nearby Bassenthwaite Lake and by the time he arrived the sky was completely clear.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2023

Max's final public outing was a sponsored walk at Bassenthwaite on 2 April attended by about 100 people and their dogs which raised more than £7,500 for the Great North Air Ambulance.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2022

If you want to be technically correct, however, there is only one official lake — Bassenthwaite.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2016

Ringed as KL, she successfully mated at the site last year with an unringed male after ousting a female from the nest at Bassenthwaite near Keswick.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2014

Having chosen Tom as their captain, the gang started for Euse bridge, at the foot of Bassenthwaite lake, which place they reached a couple of hours after nightfall.

From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Sidney Gilpin

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