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Lake Leɪk Wine Large Noun Bre Swam Ontario

Word lake
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / leɪk / NAmE / leɪk /
Example
  • we swam in the lake.
  • lake ontario
  • a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)
  • a ferry takes people across the lake.
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lake

(noun)BrE / leɪk / NAmE / leɪk /
  1. a large area of water that is surrounded by land
    • We swam in the lake.
    • 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?
    • We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario.

    Word Origin

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