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Ullswater

British  
/ ˈʌlzˌwɔːtə /

noun

  1. a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 12 km (7.5 miles)

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The man had gone swimming at Falling Rocks in Ullswater on Friday morning and his friends called emergency services when he did not resurface.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025

The man, who was described as "elderly" by Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team, fell near Sheffield Pike overlooking Ullswater on Sunday.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

The boathouse is just outside Pooley Bridge, a village at the north end of the lake, where the Ullswater ‘Steamers’ normally set sail.

From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2020

A failing breeze made halfhearted ripples on the sleek surface of Ullswater.

From Time Magazine Archive

The daffodils which I celebrate are stationary; Wordsworth's lived on the banks of Ullswater, and fluttered and tossed their heads and danced in the breeze.

From Not that it Matters by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)