| 单词 | broad water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbroad water broad water n. a body of water wider than the normal channel of a river; a lake.The sense in early topographical use is not certain, as the locations have not been identified and the landscape may also have changed over time. Compare also the place names discussed in the etymological note. Π OE Bounds (Sawyer 916) in J. Crick Charters of St. Albans (2007) 191 Ærest æt bradan wætere of smeðan hleawe to þære stræt. a1200 ( Bounds (Sawyer 645) in W. de G. Birch Cartularium Saxonicum (1893) III. 189 Of hylfes hæcce innon sulc up æftær sulue on ða holan riðe andlang riðe on ðæt brade wæter. 1711 Act 9 Anne in London Gaz. No. 4870/2 Fens, Lakes, broad Waters, or other Places of resort for Wild Fowl. 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone II. xx. 268 I could see all the inland valleys ribbon'd with broad waters. 1960 N. D. Ford All the World 47/2 Sweden is an exhilarating land of varied regions ranging from Arctic Lapland to the broad waters of the Lake District. < as lemmas |
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