lakes

noun

plural of lake
as in ponds
a large area of water that is surrounded by land They own a cottage on the lake. the shores of the lake

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Recent Examples of lakes Higher-elevation streams are better because the water, fed by snowmelt and glacial lakes, is more protected from contamination. — Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026 Flores is known for its colorful volcanic lakes and as a gateway to Komodo National Park, home of the largest lizards on Earth. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 That didn’t initially go over well with his parents, as Jennifer and Bill liked spending as many of their few weeks of summer around the lakes and small towns of the Muskoka area, a couple of hours north of Toronto. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 The route passes through diverse landscapes, including forests, prairies, lakes, and the Rocky Mountains, with stops in cities like Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, and Jasper. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 In some lakes, carp are named, and those names—especially when the fish is a rare strain or extremely large—are spoken with reverence. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 The lakes unfortunately have been subject to a lot of invasive species, which eat the larvae and the fry of the native ones. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026 During this era, large lakes and possibly even oceans are thought to have existed on Mars. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2026 For years, organizations have invested millions in building data lakes. — Crispin Beale, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lakes
  1. ponds
  2. lagoons
  3. lochs
  4. reservoirs
Noun
  • Her team collected 20 water samples from five temporary rainwater ponds at Gunma Ecological Park in Pará state, Brazil, in April 2025, along with 100 tadpoles of the Venezuela snouted treefrog (Scinax x-signatus) from each pond.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Definition of ponds
Noun
  • Turquoise lagoons, villas suspended above the Indian Ocean, the promise of almost total escape.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Lach said the department trains year-round in rivers, lakes, and lagoons throughout Chicago, and will operate in nearly every weather condition except lightning.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of lagoons
Noun
  • The sprawling coastal property encompasses roughly 3,700 acres of pastureland, woodlands, lochs, and more than three miles of dramatic shoreline.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
  • Covering roughly 260 kilometers from Glasgow to the west coast of Scotland, the West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful routes in the world, offering an ever-changing landscape of rugged mountains, mirror-like lochs, and remote moorlands.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
Definition of lochs
Noun
  • Lee says the department is already working to prepare debris basins and reservoirs for the potential rainfall, especially in the burn scar areas, which are more prone to debris flows.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After years of water restrictions and headlines about shrinking reservoirs, a winter full of storms sounds like good news for California.
    — Valerie Pryor, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reservoirs

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