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lake

[leyk] / leɪk /


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The goal is to better understand groundwater beneath the Great Salt Lake, the largest terminal lake in the Western Hemisphere.

From Science Daily

In peacetime, the majority Kurdish town is a destination for Iranian tourists who come to relax by a nearby lake.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a new report, they said that without L.A.’s use of water from creeks that feed the lake, its waters would be about 4 feet higher — closer to that required threshold.

From Los Angeles Times

Water was scarce; wetlands and lakes turned into swamps through soil erosion and overuse.

From The Wall Street Journal

In front of us was a smiling blue lake.

From Literature