Akin to latin lacus lake — more at lake It is a very small island, situated where the loch narrows, and is perhaps less than a quarter of a mile distant from either shore. In the scottish gaelic language, the word loch simply means “lake” or “sea inlet.” so when you hear someone talking about loch ness or loch lomond, they’re talking about large bodies of water—just like lakes—but with a scottish twist. A loch is a scottish name for a large area of water that that can be narrowly or partially landlocked The word loch originates from an insular celtic group of languages that originated in britain and ireland. Definition of loch noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Loch synonyms, loch pronunciation, loch translation, english dictionary definition of loch An arm of the sea similar to a fjord American heritage® dictionary of the english language, fifth edition They believe the fortress, which was built across two small islands in a loch at finlaggan on islay, belonged to royalty more than 700 years ago. The loch forms part of the loch lomond and the trossachs national park which was established in 2002
