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Definition of lake noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lake

noun

lake pronunciation English

leɪk

lake pronunciation American

leɪk

(abbr. L.)

a large area of water that is surrounded by land

We swam in the lake.Lake Ontario (figurative) a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)