Loch Alsh

proper noun

A sea inlet (sea loch) between the isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides and the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.

OriginScottish Gaelic Loch Aillse →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A sea inlet (sea loch) between the isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides and the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicLoch Aillse“foaming lake”
  2. EnglishLoch Alsh

From Scottish Gaelic Loch Aillse (“foaming lake”).

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APA

Loch Alsh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loch%20Alsh

MLA

“Loch Alsh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loch%20Alsh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Loch Alsh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loch%20Alsh.

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