ancient lake

collocation in English

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ancient
adjective
uk
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
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lake
noun[C]
uk
/leɪk/us
/leɪk/
a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers ...
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(Definition ofancientandlakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theancientlakesilted in, forming a flat bottom.
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Thisancientlakebegan forming approximately nine million years ago.
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The fossil was discovered on what was the shore of anancientlake.
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This shoreline was part of anancientlake80sqmi km2 in size and 1500ft m deep.
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Four main shorelines are associated with the fluctuating levels of theancientlake.
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Thisancientlakeis the reason coal is found in the area.
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No written record or even local legend regarding the existence of thisancientlakesurvives.
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It is difficult to know which fishes inhabited the waters of theancientlake.
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Situated on anancientlakebed surrounded by hills, the valley with fertile meadows was excellent for farming.
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After the water of theancientlakedrained away, a few small lakes and ponds were created beyond the hills.
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In theseancientlakebeds are found fossil leaf impressions, petrified wood, fossil insects, and bones of vertebrate animals.
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The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of anancientlake.
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It is supposed that the turtles had started mating in the aerated surface waters of theancientlake.
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Dukinfield is situated on the site of a vastancientlakeor swamp that covered the area.
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The valley is very flat and surrounded by beach deposits left by anancientlakesome 13,000-9,000 years ago.
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Thenancientlakewas similar in size to the current lake during glacial retreat, but some period the western half of the lake was covered with ice.
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Further, many valles feature broad plains created by river floodplains orancientlakebeds, that serve better than the steeper more formidable terrain of the yungas.
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