lochan
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of lochan
C18: Gaelic, diminutive of loch
Example Sentences
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FLS said deer culls had allowed woods in the Ryvoan Pass, which overlooks the lochan, to flourish.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2023
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
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
She ran to him and dug her hands into the wet soil of the lochan: he did the same.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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