1
Scotland
: lake
2
Scotland
: a bay or arm of the sea especially when nearly landlocked
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in his biography of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell tells of being conducted by a Scottish boatman “across one of the lochs, as they call them, or arms of the sea”
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After that, the cast headed out on their first mission, which required them to paddle a rowboat around the loch and capture a maximum of $40,000 while leaving two contestants at each of the five pontoons along the way, which also left them vulnerable to be the first one murdered.
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The twist is that along the way, in exchange for the money or fuel at each pontoon, two players must volunteer to be abandoned, thus sacrificing safety from the first murder and enduring a cold and wet afternoon on the loch.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Try salmon fishing on the River Teviot or head for the trout loch.
—Jonathan Samuels, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Two legendary sleeper trains, the Caledonian Sleeper and the Royal Scotsman, take travelers between England and Scotland, past rugged Munros, twinkling lochs, and vast expanses of the British countryside.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The twist is that along the way, in exchange for the money or fuel at each pontoon, two players must volunteer to be abandoned, thus sacrificing safety from the first murder and enduring a cold and wet afternoon on the loch.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Try salmon fishing on the River Teviot or head for the trout loch.
—Jonathan Samuels, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Two legendary sleeper trains, the Caledonian Sleeper and the Royal Scotsman, take travelers between England and Scotland, past rugged Munros, twinkling lochs, and vast expanses of the British countryside.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Loch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loch. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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