Definition/Meaning of turlough

• English - Noun: turlough ( plural turloughs ) ( Ireland ) A temporary lake in an area of limestone , filled by rising groundwater during the rainy winter season . 2008 , David Riley , A Celtic Tale , page 75 Naisi said that it was a turlough , or a disappearing lake , and that before the year's end , it would be full of water again . 2011 , Dermot Bolger, The Journey Home , page 108 How deep was that small…
• English - Etymology: From Irish tur ( “ dry ” ) + loch ( “ lake ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈtɜː.lɒx/ Hyphenation: tur‧lough
• English - References: http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-tur1.htm