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- 1. a large area of water surrounded by land: "boys were swimming in the lake"
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A lake is an often naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. [1] . Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from the ocean, although they may be connected with the ocean by rivers, such as Lake Ontario.
The meaning of LAKE is a considerable inland body of standing water; also : a pool of other liquid (such as lava, oil, or pitch).
LAKE definition: 1. a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or…. Learn more.
Jun 23, 2024 · lake, any relatively large body of slowly moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin of appreciable size. Definitions that precisely distinguish lakes, ponds, swamps, and even rivers and other bodies of nonoceanic water are not well established.
A large inland body of standing fresh or salt water. Lakes generally form in depressions, such as those created by glacial or volcanic action; they may also form when a section of a river becomes dammed or when a channel is isolated by a change in a river's course.
LAKE meaning: 1. a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or…. Learn more.
Oct 19, 2023 · A lake is a body of water that is surrounded by land. There are millions of lakes in the world. They are found on every continent and in every kind of environment —in mountains and deserts, on plains, and near seashores. Lakes vary greatly in size.
1. (Physical Geography) an expanse of water entirely surrounded by land and unconnected to the sea except by rivers or streams. 2. anything resembling this. 3. a surplus of a liquid commodity: a wine lake. [C13: lac, via Old French from Latin lacus basin] lake. ( leɪk)
lake. noun. /leɪk/. /leɪk/. (abbreviation L.) a large area of water that is surrounded by land. in a lake We swam in the lake. on a lake There were a number of boats on the lake. We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario.
a large area of water that has land all around it: to go boating on the lake. Lake Garda. Fewer examples. a boat chugging across the lake. the gleam of sunlight on the frozen lake. We're going to have a picnic down by the lake. The lake reaches a maximum depth of 292 metres.
