LOUGH Definition & Meaning

lough

[ lok, lokh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Irish English.

a lake.
a partially landlocked or protected bay; a narrow arm of the sea.

lough

/ lɒx; lɒk /

noun

an Irish word for lake 1
a long narrow bay or arm of the sea in Ireland

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of lough¹

1505–15; Anglo-Irish spelling of Irish loch lake; compare Middle English low, lough ( e ), logh ( e ), Old English (Northumbrian) ��ū�� < British Celtic *lux- (> Welsh llwch (obsolete) lake, Old Breton luh, Breton ��ǳܳ�’h ), apparently < early Irish; loch

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of lough¹

C14: from Irish loch lake

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Northern Ireland Water has admitted breaching the law hundreds of times each year by releasing untreated sewage into the lough.

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Several crews simply failed to return, while others are thought to still lie below the surface of the lough.

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It did leave the port just after 23:30, but remained in the lough for almost three more days before departing at about 16:30 on Thursday.

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The lough supplies half of Belfast's drinking water and 40% of Northern Ireland's overall.

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Large green mats have formed around the lough, particularly in the north-east.

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