loach

loʊtʃ

Definition

Definition of loach - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fish

TECH.

carplike fish with barbels around the mouth

TECH.

We spotted a loach with barbels in the river.

carp

fish

aviation

Rare

Slang

slang for light observation helicopter

Rare

Slang

The pilot flew the loach over the training area.

recon

scout

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carplike fish with barbels around the mouth

Expressions with loach

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spined loach

small freshwater fish found in northern Europe

The spined loach is common in European streams.

Origin of loach

Middle English, loche (a type of fish)

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weatherfish

specific

loach of the genus Misgurnus especially Misgurnus fossilis

Examples of loach in a sentence

Loach are often found in freshwater habitats.
The loach hovered silently above the jungle canopy.
During the mission, the loach provided crucial aerial support.

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French:loche, hélicoptère léger d'observation, ...
German:Schmerle, Loach, ...
Italian:cobite, loach, ...
Spanish:locha, helicóptero ligero, ...
Portuguese:locha, helicóptero de observação, ...
Chinese:泥鳅, 轻型观察直升机, ...
Japanese:ドジョウ, ...
Arabic:لُوْتش, مِروَحيَة اِستِطلاع خَفيفَة, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹץ, לוֹאָץ', ...
Russian:вьюн, разведывательный вертолет, ...
Ukrainian:в'юн, гелікоптер, ...
Hindi:लोच, ...
Bengali:লোচ, হালকা পর্যবেক্ষণ হেলিকপ্টার, ...
Catalan:lliseta, helicòpter lleuger, ...
Czech:sekavec, průzkumný vrtulník, ...
Danish:skalle, let observationshelikopter, ...
Dutch:modderkruiper, lichte observatiehelikopter, ...
Greek:λοχ, ελικόπτερο παρατήρησης, ...
Hungarian:csík, könnyű megfigyelő helikopter, ...
Khmer:ត្រីលោច, ពាក្យស្លែងសម្រាប់ឧទ្ធម្ភាគចក្រសង្កេតការណ៍ខ្នាតស្រាល, ...
Korean:미꾸라지, 로치, ...
Persian:لوچ, هلیکوپتر سبک, ...
Polish:piskorz, śmigłowiec obserwacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):botia, helicóptero de observação, ...
Romanian:zvârlugă, elicopter de observație, ...
Swedish:nissöga, lätt observationshelikopter, ...
Thai:ปลาหมู, เฮลิคอปเตอร์สังเกตการณ์เบา, ...
Turkish:tahta balığı, hafif gözlem helikopteri, ...
Vietnamese:cá chạch, loach, ...

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