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Definition of lochan in English: lochannoun ˈlɒx(ə)nˈlɒk(ə)n Scottish A small loch. Example sentencesExamples - The drive down was amazing - the road to Harris from here is pretty lunar in places but with the sun belting down all the lochs and lochans were a beautiful azure colour and framed with the glorious heather coloured hills it was brilliant.
- The path goes for almost four miles through undulating moorland with no views of the sea and you pass several lochans, where divers nest in the summer.
- Close by lies a lochan, known locally as the duck pond, a place usually ringing with the cackles of mallards.
- Looking behind and also to the left, the landscape consists of a wild and complex mosaic of lochans, lochs and peaks, a rugged scene which typifies this most remote part of the Scottish mainland.
- The landscape is covered with lochs and lochans - almost more water than land.
Origin Late 17th century: from Scottish Gaelic, diminutive of loch. |