Trossachs

[ tros-uhks ]

noun
  1. a valley in central Scotland, in Perth county, near Loch Katrine.

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How to use Trossachs in a sentence

  • This meadow is still pointed out to the traveler on the road from Loch Vennachar to the Trossachs.

    Lady of the Lake | Sir Walter Scott
  • At last we came to a narrow place between two mountains, where the pass of the Trossachs began.

    Rollo in Scotland | Jacob Abbott
  • This description of the Trossachs made the spot famous, and ever since it has been a favourite resort of tourists.

    Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature | Ontario Ministry of Education
  • Between this point and Loch Katrine, a mile, are the "Trossachs."

    Over the Ocean | Curtis Guild
  • Miss Wordsworth refers in the text to some work on the Trossachs, from which the words at the head of this note are taken.

British Dictionary definitions for Trossachs

Trossachs

/ (ˈtrɒsəks) /


nounthe Trossachs (functioning as plural or singular)
  1. a narrow wooded valley in central Scotland, between Loch Achray and Loch Katrine: made famous by Sir Walter Scott's descriptions

  2. (popularly) the area extending northwards from Loch Ard and Aberfoyle to Lochs Katrine, Achray, and Venachar

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