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lochan

British  
/ ˈlɒxən, ˈlɒkən /

noun

  1. a small inland loch

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Etymology

Origin of lochan

C18: Gaelic, diminutive of loch

Example Sentences

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An Lochan Uaine - meaning the Green Lochan - gets its colour from the Sun reflecting minerals in rocks in and around the lochan.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023

FLS said deer culls had allowed woods in the Ryvoan Pass, which overlooks the lochan, to flourish.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023

Excavations of "watery places" will be carried out in the sediment of a lochan, stream and waterfall that can still be found at the south end of Festival Park.

From BBC • May 24, 2022

Suddenly the dark, curving lochan appears, and above it the imposing crags.

From The Guardian • Feb. 29, 2020

Christopher turned and looked at the dark water of the lochan.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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