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Derwentwater

British  
/ ˈdɜːwəntˌwɔːtə /

noun

  1. a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Area: about 8 sq km (3 sq 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 new bathing sites range from a beach in Dorset to Derwentwater in the Lake District and the River Nidd in North Yorkshire.

From BBC • May 12, 2024

In a Facebook post Mr Irving said Max "fell asleep" in Manesty Woods near Derwentwater earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2022

Phillip Larkin was a librarian in Hull, Whitby inspired Dracula, and it's easy to imagine John, Susan, Titty and Roger, from Swallows and Amazons, still pottering about on Derwentwater.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2016

Heading down country to the Lake District, Lakes Alive plays host tonight and tomorrow, at Derwentwater, to Fous de Bassin, a wonderful piece from French company Ilotopie in which they walk on water.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2012

"Did you intercept a letter from Lord Derwentwater to Mr. Clavering on the afternoon of the 23rd?"

From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

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