loughs

plural of lough, chiefly Irish

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Noun
  • Anglers taking a grass carp should register their catch with the lakes ranger at (479) 876-9581 or the fisheries staff, (479) 855-5068.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
  • A number of shorebirds migrate here to our local beaches and bays, and white pelicans can often be found on coastal lagoons and inland lakes during winter months.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What with its rippling mountains, meditative lochs, and misty woodlands, Scotland’s moody atmosphere hits its stride in the cooler seasons.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Donal, a nightclub owner in Chicago obsessed with the blues, has resisted going back to the land of lochs for reasons that will become only somewhat clear over the course of the run time.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, its modular setup allows floating solar farms to expand seamlessly, from local reservoirs to utility-scale water bodies.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Many other reservoirs were also more than 100 percent of their average capacity for this time of year, including New Bullards Bar Reservoir, Lake Oroville, San Luis Reservoir, Camanche Reservoir, and others.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • A number of shorebirds migrate here to our local beaches and bays, and white pelicans can often be found on coastal lagoons and inland lakes during winter months.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Fairmont Mayakoba Playa del Carmen, Mexico Immersed within a mangrove jungle intersected by lagoons, Fairmont Mayakoba has all the makings of a tropical oasis.
    Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Loughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loughs. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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