Coniston Water

/ (ˈkɒnɪstən) /


noun
  1. a lake in NW England, in Cumbria: scene of the establishment of world water speed records by Sir Malcolm Campbell (1939) and his son Donald Campbell (1959). Length: 8 km (5 miles)

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How to use Coniston Water in a sentence

  • The lake, called Coniston Water, extends to a length of about six miles.

    Lancashire | Leo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon
  • Brampton and Harwich are rivals, but Coniston Water gives of its power impartially to each.

    Coniston, Complete | Winston Churchill
  • He took his parcel and strode down to Coniston Water, and there he found Cynthia seated on a rock with her toes in a pool.

    Coniston, Complete | Winston Churchill
  • But they ate the lunch Cynthia had brought, far from the crowd, under the trees by Coniston Water.

    Coniston, Complete | Winston Churchill
  • Then they went away, and the crickets and frogs on Coniston Water took up the refrain.

    Coniston, Complete | Winston Churchill