Definition of Lakes. Meaning of Lakes. Synonyms of Lakes

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Definition of Lakes

Lake
Lake Lake, n. [F. laque, fr. Per. See Lac.] A pigment formed by combining some coloring matter, usually by precipitation, with a metallic oxide or earth, esp. with aluminium hydrate; as, madder lake; Florentine lake; yellow lake, etc.
Lake
Lake Lake, n. [Cf. G. laken.] A kind of fine white linen, formerly in use. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Lake
Lake Lake, v. i. [AS. l[=a]can, l[ae]can, to spring, jump, l[=a]c play, sport, or fr. Icel. leika to play, sport; both akin to Goth. laikan to dance. [root]120. Cf. Knowledge.] To play; to sport. [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Lakes from wikipedia

- definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are...
- 45°N 84°W / 45; -84 The Great Lakes (French: les Grands Lacs), also called the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Great Lakes of North America, are a series...
- some lakes can vary considerably over time, either seasonally or from year to year. This is especially true of salt lakes in arid climates. Lake Eyre...
- a list of lakes of Ethiopia, located completely or partially within the country's borders. Lake Chelelektu Lake Gargori Lake Laitali Rift Valley lakes...
- The Great Lakes Megalopolis consists of the group of metropolitan areas in North America largely in the Great Lakes region and along the Saint Lawrence...
- The Finger Lakes are a group of 11 long, narrow, roughly north–south lakes in an area informally called the Finger Lakes region in Central New York, in...
- The African Great Lakes (Swahili: Maziwa Makuu) are a series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and around the East African Rift...
- This page lists the world's deepest lakes. This list contains all lakes whose maximum depth is reliably known to exceed 400 metres (1,300 ft) Geologically...
- This is a partial list of lakes in Canada. Canada has an extremely large number of lakes, with the number of lakes larger than three square kilometres...
- Gokyo Lakes are oligotrophic lakes in Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park, located at an altitude of 4,700–5,000 m (15,400–16,400 ft) above sea level. These...
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