Coniston Water
/ (ˈkɒnɪstən) /
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) GrindonBrampton and Harwich are rivals, but Coniston Water gives of its power impartially to each.
Coniston, Complete | Winston ChurchillHe 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 ChurchillBut they ate the lunch Cynthia had brought, far from the crowd, under the trees by Coniston Water.
Coniston, Complete | Winston ChurchillThen they went away, and the crickets and frogs on Coniston Water took up the refrain.
Coniston, Complete | Winston Churchill
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