"wine lake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wine lakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wine lake (plural wine lakes)
  1. A large surplus of wine, especially as produced by the European Economic Community or its successors. Related terms: butter mountain
    Sense id: en-wine_lake-en-noun-CBBQdT~f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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