Get to know Balloch better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Balloch meaning
- A village at the foot of Loch Lomond in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3982).
- A residential area of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7474).
- A residential village east of Inverness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7347).
Using Balloch
- The main meaning on this page is: A village at the foot of Loch Lomond in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3982). | A residential area of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7474). | A residential village east of Inverness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7347).
- In the example corpus, balloch often appears in combinations such as: at balloch, through balloch, the balloch.
Context around Balloch
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Balloch
- In this selection, "balloch" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, leven, close, near, junction, inverness and tells stand out and add context to how "balloch" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a96 at balloch is currently and alexandria and balloch are close. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "balloch" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with balloch
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Music weekly Sounds headlined its report, ‘Never mind the Balloch’. (10 words)
A MAN has been arrested after an alleged police chase through Balloch. (12 words)
There are also several bus routes nearby, while Alexandria and Balloch are close. (13 words)
However, as the next nearest Sealife Sanctuary is at Loch Lomond Shores at Balloch, it is difficult to see how the staff could move there or elsewhere without the need to relocate lock, stock and barrel. (36 words)
She said: “I am sorry to hear of VisitScotland’s decision to close Balloch’s tourist centre, however, this does present an opportunity for the community and for local groups. (30 words)
The Yorkshire-based theme park operator wants to build 104 woodland lodges, two hotels, a waterpark, monorail and 372 car parking spaces onto the site at Balloch. (27 words)
Example sentences (14)
After a short pursuit through Balloch this morning, arrested a 34 year old male for the following alleged offences.
A MAN has been arrested after an alleged police chase through Balloch.
In an update at 8.16am Traffic Scotland said that both lane were partially blocked at the Balloch junction due to the crash.
Music weekly Sounds headlined its report, ‘Never mind the Balloch’.
Confirming the closure, Traffic Scotland added: "The A96 at Balloch is currently closed in both directions due to a road traffic incident.
Graham Christie from Helensburgh spotted this colourful Mandarin duck swimming through the trees in the River Leven, Balloch.
Jack Allsop, together with his friend Fiona Chambers, paddleboarded 18-miles from Balloch to Tarbet, raising over £1,100 for the Ayrshire charity.
Peacefully, on Sunday 7th January 2024 at Daviot Care Home, Ronald Edward Williamson, 1 Underwood Place, Balloch, Inverness, aged 89 years.
She said: “I am sorry to hear of VisitScotland’s decision to close Balloch’s tourist centre, however, this does present an opportunity for the community and for local groups.
There are also several bus routes nearby, while Alexandria and Balloch are close.
The Yorkshire-based theme park operator wants to build 104 woodland lodges, two hotels, a waterpark, monorail and 372 car parking spaces onto the site at Balloch.
Balloch tells VOA refugees in Sudan are scattered over 130 locations across the country’s 18 states, some in very remote areas.
Today West Dunbartonshire Police confirmed that routes near Balloch Road had been closed.
However, as the next nearest Sealife Sanctuary is at Loch Lomond Shores at Balloch, it is difficult to see how the staff could move there or elsewhere without the need to relocate lock, stock and barrel.
Common combinations with balloch
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at balloch 3×
- through balloch 2×
- the balloch 2×