noun
- plural of mere; shallow lakes or ponds
Usage: chiefly British
Examples
- The Norfolk Broads contain several ancient meres.
- Ducks nested around the edges of the shallow meres.
- The meres were formed by glacial activity thousands of years ago.
- Local fishermen knew the best spots in the meres for catching pike.
- After the drought, many of the smaller meres had completely dried up.