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LOUGH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lough mean?
• LOUGH (noun)
The noun LOUGH has 2 senses:
1. a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
2. Irish word for a lake
Familiarity information: LOUGH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("lough" is a kind of...):
cove (a small inlet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Irish word for a lake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("lough" is a kind of...):
lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)
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