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Lake - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Aquatic ecosystems. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Aquatic ecosystem management > Aquatic ecosystems )

Fishery resources. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Fisheries management > Fishery resources )

Aquiculture. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Aquaculture > Aquiculture )

1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for lake: 🔊

BrE /leɪk/ NAmE /leɪk/

1.3. Etymology of Lake:

Late Old English (denoting a pond or pool), from Old French lac, from Latin lacus ‘basin, pool, lake’. - Borrowing from Anglo-French lac, ‘lake’, with influence of Middle English lake, ‘a narrow stream’; from Classical Latin lacus, ‘lake’

1.4. 🇫🇷 French translation of lake:

1.5. Definition of lake in fisheries:

Lake: a large area of water, usually fresh, that is too small to have tides and that is completely surrounded by land

1.6. Plural of lake:

Lakes;

1.7. Usage example of lake:

1. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations, article 18, paragraph 1 : " It shall be forbidden for anyone to dump, in national forests as well as in public waterways, in lakes and in the sea, any toxic product or industrial waste likely to destroy or modify animal and plant life. "

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