lake

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A large body of water surrounded by land.

• We went swimming in the lake yesterday.
• Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes.
• Geologists study sediment layers at the bottom of the lake to reconstruct past climate conditions.
• The artificial lake created by the dam provides hydroelectric power to several neighboring provinces.
• Pollution from agricultural runoff has severely degraded the water quality of the lake over the past two decades.
• Seasonal variations in lake temperature affect the distribution of aquatic species throughout the ecosystem.

Eş anlamlılar: pond, reservoir, loch

Zıt anlamlılar: ocean, sea