Lake Leɪk Wine Large Noun Swam Number Boats

• we swam in the lake.
• there were a number of boats on the lake.
• we stayed in a hotel on the edge of lake ontario.
• a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)

lake

1. a large area of water that is surrounded by land
• SEE ALSO ribbon lake
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ribbon-lake
• We swam in the lake.
• There were a number of boats on the lake.
• We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario.
• a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)

Extra Examples

• A ferry takes people across the lake.
• Carp live in the lake.
• She fell into the lake.
• There is a cafe on the other side of the lake.
• We had a holiday at Lake Como.
• We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.
• We walked around the lake.
• We went boating on the lake.
• You should cross the lake before nightfall.
• a cottage on the lake
• a hill overlooking the lake
• Do you want to go for a swim in the lake?
• The trees around the lake were large and old.

Word Origin

• late Old English (denoting a pond or pool), from Old French lac, from Latin lacus ‘basin, pool, lake’.