Ben Lomond
Americannoun
noun
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a mountain in W central Scotland, on the E side of Loch Lomond. Height: 973 m (3192 ft)
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a mountain in NE Tasmania. Height: 1527 m (5010 ft)
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a mountain in SE Australia, in NE New South Wales. Height: 1520 m (4986 ft)
Example Sentences
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Residents who fled wildfires in the Santa Cruz Mountains in 2020 were packing their bags as the towns of Boulder Creek, Ben Lomond and Felton were all warned they should be prepared to evacuate.
From Washington Times • Jan. 5, 2023
Smith’s body was found March 29, 1983, floating in the San Lorenzo River near the town of Ben Lomond.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022
Then the two large wildfires broke out at Mallaig and Ben Lomond on Tuesday.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2022
"This group was different," Jim Hart, the sheriff of Santa Cruz County, where Ben Lomond is located, said in an interview.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2021
The Ben Nevis had been named after a mountain in Scotland; Ben Lomond was the name of another.
From Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck by Optic, Oliver
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