turlough
Syllables: tur·lough/ˈtɜː.lɒx/
turlough noun: a temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising groundwater during the rainy winter season.
Noun
turlough (plural turloughs)
- A temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising groundwater during the rainy winter season.
- Naisi said that it was a turlough, or a disappearing lake, and that before the year's end, it would be full of water again.2008, David Riley, A Celtic Tale, page 75
- How deep was that small lake—more a turlough really, filled with water in autumn and winter, a dry hollow in summer[…]2011, Dermot Bolger, The Journey Home, page 108
- Synonyms:
- vernal pool
Synonyms of turlough
Forms of turlough
| plural | turloughs |
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Origin of turlough
From Irish tur (“dry”) + loch (“lake”).
Questions about turlough
- What does turlough mean?
- Turlough means a temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising groundwater during the rainy winter season.
- What part of speech is turlough?
- Turlough is a noun.
- How do you pronounce turlough?
- Turlough is pronounced /ˈtɜː.lɒx/ (UK).
- What is the plural of turlough?
- The plural of turlough is turloughs.
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