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lake | American Dictionary

lake
noun[ C ]
us/leɪk/
a large area of water that is not salty and is surrounded by land:
Lake Michigan

Examples of lake

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Permanent lakes contain fish, which preferentially prey upon large individuals.
The gardens and lakes were prepared for the performance of elaborate pageantry and simulated naval battles.
As a consequence, the water consumption from the lake decreased by 50 per cent.
A small, possibly ephemeral caldera lake is a likely source.
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.
The data set includes 65 lakes that were sampled between 1985 and 1991, and 30 streams that were sampled between 1985 and 1986.
The bird fauna is dominated by plovers and passerines while waterfowl (geese, ducks, and loons) are found only in river valleys and on lakes.
Prevalence had previously been shown to be markedly different in juvenile sockeye originating from each of the two nursery lakes within the river system.
Fish were obtained from fishermen on the lake but climatic factors prevented sampling taking place on a monthly basis.
It also hovers at an urban scale including the square, the quay and the lake.
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.
They are found in evaporite salt lakes and can be trapped in salt crystals during evaporation.
However, a shortcoming is associated with precisely dating lake sediment cores.
Here are figures relating to oceans and mountains but nothing on lakes and rivers.
The lifeways depicted correspond to fairly well organized village groups that settled on both margins of the lake basin.
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Collocations withlake

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ancient lake
The ancientlake silted in, forming a flat bottom.
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