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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

• LOUGH (noun)

Sense 1

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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

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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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