turlough en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɜː.lɒx/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Irish tur (“dry”) + loch (“lake”).
Meanings
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(Ireland) A temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising groundwater during the rainy winter season.
Naisi said that it was a turlough, or a disappearing lake, and that before the year's end, it would be full of water again.
2008, David Riley, A Celtic Tale, page 75:How deep was that small lake—more a turlough really, filled with water in autumn and winter, a dry hollow in summer[…]
2011, Dermot Bolger, The Journey Home, page 108:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turloughs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |