artificial lake

collocation in English

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artificial
adjective
uk
/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl/
made by people, often as a copy of ...
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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 ofartificialandlakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Inside theartificiallakethere is calm water.
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It will be the biggestartificiallakein the world.
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Water had to be imported to establish anartificiallake.
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It faces anartificiallake.
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What, then, is the position of anartificiallakecreated from an old quarry?
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There are about 12 pairs of ducks on thisartificiallake.
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This area included anartificiallake.
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Theartificiallakecovers 70 square kilometres.
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The area of theartificiallakeis.
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In 1875 anartificiallakewas added.
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Theartificiallakewas created in 1972.
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They all sit in anartificiallake.
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The dome also contained anartificiallakeused for swimming.
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A nearbyartificiallakeis used for water skiing.
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Theartificiallakeis long and up to wide.
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It contains a small amusement park, andartificiallake.
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Anartificiallakewas created and over 33,000 trees planted.
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This concentrates the wave energy, spills it over into anartificiallakeand then runs it back through a turbine.
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People may be living in homes for three years with anartificiallakeoutside the door where there is supposed to be a road.
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It would not necessarily create theartificiallakeabout which many people talk enthusiastically, but it could perhaps increase the area of low-water level.
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In 2000, anartificiallakewas set up for water storage and snow cannons.
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Together, the three dams have created anartificiallakethat is 60 km in area.
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The final limitation is often the ocean or a natural orartificiallake.
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It consisted of twenty-three acres of oak forest and anartificiallakecovering eight acres.
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