Lochan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɔxən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lochan is a noun meaning (Scotland) A small loch (lake).
Meaning
(Scotland) A small loch (lake).
Example Sentences
The Cairngorms national park has some of Britain’s harshest weather and the heaviest snowfall in Scotland, creating snowfields that stretch to the horizon. Lochs, lochans and waterfalls can be frozen solid.
The moor is a bare and ancient landscape; the dank mosses studded with a mosaic of tiny lochans, stumps of vanished trees, largely devoid of sustenance for man and beast, an almost mythical emptiness where dragons, outlaws and elves might easily be imagined!
Word Forms
- lochans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include loch, lochside, lougheen, clachan, lough, spean.
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