Meaning of lake in English
(Definition of lake from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
lake | American Dictionary
Lake Michigan
Examples of lake
lake
Permanent lakes contain fish, which preferentially prey upon large individuals.
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The gardens and lakes were prepared for the performance of elaborate pageantry and simulated naval battles.
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As a consequence, the water consumption from the lake decreased by 50 per cent.
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A small, possibly ephemeral caldera lake is a likely source.
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The period to which the information relates is comparable but varies from species to species because of the changes in their status in the lake.
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The data set includes 65 lakes that were sampled between 1985 and 1991, and 30 streams that were sampled between 1985 and 1986.
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The bird fauna is dominated by plovers and passerines while waterfowl (geese, ducks, and loons) are found only in river valleys and on lakes.
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Prevalence had previously been shown to be markedly different in juvenile sockeye originating from each of the two nursery lakes within the river system.
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Fish were obtained from fishermen on the lake but climatic factors prevented sampling taking place on a monthly basis.
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It also hovers at an urban scale including the square, the quay and the lake.
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Similarly, several regional lakes are empty of fish, and village hunters repeatedly bemoan having to travel longer and further each year in search of game.
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They are found in evaporite salt lakes and can be trapped in salt crystals during evaporation.
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However, a shortcoming is associated with precisely dating lake sediment cores.
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Here are figures relating to oceans and mountains but nothing on lakes and rivers.
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The lifeways depicted correspond to fairly well organized village groups that settled on both margins of the lake basin.
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Collocations with lake
lake
These are words often used in combination with lake.
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ancient lake
The ancient lake silted in, forming a flat bottom.
artificial lake
Inside the artificial lake there is calm water.
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clear lake
Because of the greater density contrast, muddy flood waters plunge abruptly beneath the clear lake waters within a very short distance of the river mouth bars.
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तलाव…
湖, 湖（みずうみ）…
göl…
lac [masculine], lac…
llac…
meer…
நிலத்தால் சூழப்பட்ட மற்றும் ஆறுகள் அல்லது நீரோடைகளால் தவிர கடலுடன் இணைக்கப்படாத ஒரு பெரிய நீர் பகுதி…
झील…
તળાવ, સરોવર…
sø…
sjö, insjö…
tasik…
der See…
innsjø [masculine], (inn)sjø, vann…
جھیل…
озеро…
озеро…
చెరువు…
بُحَيْرة…
হ্রদ, সরোবর, বৃহৎ জলাশয়…
jezero…
danau…
ทะเลสาบ…
hồ…
jezioro…
호수…
lago…
