Loch

Not to be confused with Lock (water).

Loch (/lɒx/ LOKH) is a word meaning "lake" or "sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough".[1] A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which connect to the sea may be called "sea lochs" or "sea loughs".

  1. ^ "lough". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/8929108233. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
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