- a large area of water that is surrounded by land
- in a lake We swam in the lake.
- on a lake There were a number of boats on the lake.
- We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario.
- (figurative) a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2- A ferry takes people across the lake.
- Carp live in the lake.
- She fell into the lake.
- There is a cafe on the other side of the lake.
- We had a holiday at Lake Como.
- We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.
- We walked around the lake.
- We went boating on the lake.
- You should cross the lake before nightfall.
- a cottage on the lake
- a hill overlooking the lake
- Do you want to go for a swim in the lake?
- The trees around the lake were large and old.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- cross
- overlook
- shore
- bed
- bottom
- …
- across a/the lake
- around a/the lake
- round a/the lake
- …
- the edge of the lake
- the middle of the lake
- the shores of the lake
- …
Word Originlate Old English (denoting a pond or pool), from Old French lac, from Latin lacus ‘basin, pool, lake’.Want to learn more?
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