loch
/lɒk/noun
उच्चारण लॉक
(स्कॉटलैंड की) झील
Core word
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(in Scotland) a lake
(स्कॉटलैंड की) झील
- Loch Lomond is the largest freshwater lake in Britain by area.
- the still waters of the loch
- We went fishing on a quiet loch in the Highlands.
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- The loch was frozen over in January.
- Legends tell of a monster in the deep loch.
Synonyms lake
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(in Scotland) a long narrow area of sea that is almost surrounded by land
(स्कॉटलैंड की) संकरी समुद्री खाड़ी
- a sea loch on the west coast
- The loch was quiet and cold on a winter morning.
- Fishing boats sheltered in the sea loch during the storm.
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- The sea loch reaches far inland between the hills.
- Seals rest on the rocks at the mouth of the loch.
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loch (countable noun, Scottish)
A loch is a Scottish lake or sea inlet; the plural is lochs.
Loch स्कॉटलैंड की झील या समुद्र की खाड़ी है; इसका plural lochs होता है।
- Loch Ness is a famous lake.
- There are many lochs in the Highlands.
Loch + name
In names, Loch comes before the name with a capital letter and no article: Loch Lomond.
नामों में Loch बड़े अक्षर के साथ नाम से पहले आता है और article नहीं लगता: Loch Lomond।
- Loch Lomond is the largest lake in Britain by area.
on / by / beside the loch
Use on for the surface, by or beside for the shore.
सतह के लिए on, और किनारे के लिए by या beside का प्रयोग होता है।
- They walked beside the loch at dawn.
loch and lough
In Irish English the same word is spelt lough; the pronunciation is the same.
आयरिश English में यही शब्द lough लिखा जाता है; उच्चारण समान है।
- A lough in Ireland is a loch in Scotland.
loch vs lake vs lagoon
Loch is the Scottish word, a lake is the general word for inland water, and a lagoon is a shallow body of water near the sea.
Loch स्कॉटलैंड का शब्द है, lake अंतर्देशीय जल का सामान्य शब्द है, और lagoon समुद्र के पास छिछला जलाशय है।
- We swam in a lake in Kashmir and sailed on a loch in Scotland.
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adjective + loch
deepstillfreshwatermistyfamous
- A misty loch lay below the hills.
verb + loch
crossfish insail onwalk aroundvisit
- Tourists sail on the loch every summer.
loch + noun
shoremonstersidewater
- Many stories exist about the Loch Ness monster.
near a loch
hillscastleglenmist
- An old castle stands by the loch.
loch + in place
in the Highlandsin Scotlandin the glenby the castle
- There are over thirty thousand lochs in Scotland.
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- Radhika saw a photograph of a castle on the edge of a loch.
राधिका ने एक loch के किनारे बने किले की तस्वीर देखी।
- The geography teacher showed us Loch Ness on the map of Scotland.
भूगोल के शिक्षक ने हमें स्कॉटलैंड के नक्शे पर Loch Ness दिखाया।
- Fishermen cast their lines into the loch each morning.
मछुआरे हर सुबह loch में अपनी डोरियाँ डालते हैं।
- A sea loch is a long arm of the sea almost closed in by land.
Sea loch समुद्र की लंबी भुजा है जो लगभग चारों ओर से ज़मीन से घिरी होती है।
- The loch froze during the winter.
सर्दियों में loch जम गया।
- Early morning mist rose over the still loch.
सुबह की धुंध शांत loch के ऊपर उठ रही थी।
- Radhika's geography book has a chapter on the lochs of Scotland.
राधिका की भूगोल की पुस्तक में स्कॉटलैंड के lochs पर एक अध्याय है।
- A narrow road runs along the northern shore of the loch.
एक संकरी सड़क loch के उत्तरी किनारे के साथ-साथ जाती है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Loch Ness in Scotland is famous for the legend of the Loch Ness Monster.
स्कॉटलैंड की Loch Ness झील Loch Ness Monster की किंवदंती के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।