Baikal

[ bahy-kahl ]

/ baɪˈkɑl /

noun

Lake, a lake in the Russian Federation, in S Siberia: the deepest lake in the world. 13,200 sq. mi. (34,188 sq. km); 5714 feet (1742 meters) deep.

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Baikal Wave is not the only environmental group that has been forced to deal with Russian courts.

Marina Rikhvanova’s Quest To Save Russia’s Lake Baikal |Anna Nemtsova |November 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The country west of Baikal, like that east of Baikal, is a vast forest, but not so mountainous.

The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, |Alexander Michie
Yesterday morning we set off from that station, and by midday we reached Baikal.

Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov
Lying deep among the Baikal Mountains, an off-shoot of the Altai, it presents some vividly coloured and striking scenery.

Some Heroes of Travel |W. H. Davenport Adams

At the public ship yard, Mr. Dobell saw a brig on the stocks, destined to navigate the Baikal.

The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 |Various
From the Yenisei, the Angara would be used to its source in the Baikal lake.

The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, |Alexander Michie

British Dictionary definitions for baikal (1 of 2)

Baikal ¹

/ (baɪˈkɑːl, -ˈkæl) /

noun

Lake Baikal a lake in Russia, in SE Siberia: the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia and the deepest in the world. Greatest depth: over 1500 m (5000 ft). Area: about 33 670 sq km (13 000 sq miles) Russian name: Ozero Baykal

British Dictionary definitions for baikal (2 of 2)

Baikal ²

/ (baɪˈkɑːl, -ˈkæl) /

noun

trademark a type of Russian-made handgun, designed to fire tear-gas cylinders but often modified to fire bullets

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