lochan

British

/ ˈlɒxən, ˈlɒkən /

noun

a small inland loch

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Etymology

Origin of lochan

C18: Gaelic, diminutive of _loch

Example Sentences

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Prior to her appearance on Inside, Adebayo appeared on series 10 of Love Island in 2023, finishing as a runner-up alongside her partner Lochan Nowacki.

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The father and son had been in Glen Coe when their bodies were found on the mountain Stob Coire Nan Lochan.

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It is understood he was in the area of a hill called Creag Nan Lochan.

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

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An Lochan Uaine, south of Aviemore, is one of the area's best-known lochs because of its emerald colour.

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