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 Most are adults who die in natural bodies of water such as lakes, ponds or oceans. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 Most are adults who die in natural bodies of water, such as lakes, ponds or oceans. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Visitors have ample opportunities to cool down in the park's natural springs, streams, and lakes. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 Titan comes with a thick atmosphere and is a distinctive world of clouds, rain, rivers, lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons like methane and ethane. — Leonard David, Space.com, 3 July 2026 The campground offers hiking, backpacking, wildlife viewing and fishing amid towering mountain peaks, alpine lakes and dense forest. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Set the scene Lake Fuschl is located in the Salzkammergut region, known for its numerous lakes, rivers, forests and limestone mountains. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 Since Dylan’s death in 2011, hundreds more children in the UK have drowned seeking relief from scorching temperatures in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and quarries. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 With a heat wave set to impact at least 230 million people leading up to the Fourth of July holiday, families across the United States have their sights set on pools, lakes and beaches to cool off. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 July 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
  • Iceland’s Ring Road is a natural fit for an EV road trip, circling the island for about 820 miles past waterfalls, black sand beaches, glacier lagoons, lava fields, fjords and fishing towns.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • In the original plans, the east and west ends of South Park (now Jackson and Washington parks, respectively) were meant to be connected to Lake Michigan via long canal that would allow boaters to get from the lake to the lagoons in what is now Washington Park.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 June 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
  • Glen Canyon Dam that provides power for millions of people depends on the same reservoirs already sitting at historic lows this year.
    — Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • According to the South River Watershed Alliance, the river starts in metro Atlanta and flows to Jackson Lake, one of Georgia's oldest reservoirs.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of reservoirs

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