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lagoon
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la·goon  (l-gn)
n.
1. A shallow body of water, especially one separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs.
2. A shallow body of liquid waste material, as one in a dump.

[French lagune and Italian laguna, both from Latin lacna, pool, hollow, gap, from lacus, lake.]

lagoon
Noun
a body of water cut off from the open sea by coral reefs or sand bars [Latin lacuna pool]

lagoon  (l-gn)
1. A shallow body of salt water close to the sea but separated from it by a narrow strip of land, such as a barrier island, or by a coral reef.
2. A shallow pond or lake close to a larger lake or river but separated from it by a barrier such as a levee.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lagoonlagoon - a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
liman - a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river
Translations

lagoon [ləˈguːn] nlaguna
lagoon [ləˈguːn] nlagune f
lagoon [ləˈguːn] nLagune f
lagoon [ləˈguːn] nlaguna

lagoon
n lagoon [ləˈguːn]
a shallow stretch of water separated from the sea by sandbanks, coral reefs etc. strandmeerبُحَيْرَه شاطئيَّهлагунаlagunalagunedie Laguneλιμνοθάλασσαlagunalaguunمردابlaguunilaguneלָגוּנָהलैगून, समुद्री झीलuvala, lagunalagúnalagunalónlaguna석호(潟湖)lagūna, negili lankalagūnalagunlagunelagunelagunalagoalagunăлагунаlagúnalagunalagunalagunทะเลสาบkıyı gölü, deniz kulağı瀉湖, 礁湖лагунаمرجانی قطعہ پر گھرا ہوا پانیđầm phá, 礁湖

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