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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 [ləˈguːn]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a body of water cut off from the open sea by coral reefs or sand bars
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) any small body of water, esp one adjoining a larger one Also (rare) lagune
[from Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna pool; see lacuna]

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

lagoon
noun pool, bay, lake, pond, shallows blue sky, blue lagoon and white breakers
Translations
lagoon [ləˈguːn] Nlaguna f

lagoon [ləˈguːn] nlagune f

lagoon
nLagune f

lagoon [ləˈguːn] nlaguna
lagoon [ləˈguːn] nlaguna

lagoon
n lagoon [ləˈguːn]
a shallow stretch of water separated from the sea by sandbanks, coral reefs etc. strandmeer بُحَيْرَه شاطئيَّه лагуна laguna lagune die Lagune λιμνοθάλασσα laguna laguun مرداب laguuni lagune לָגוּנָה लैगून, समुद्री झील uvala, laguna lagúna laguna lón laguna 석호(潟湖) lagūna, negili lanka lagūna lagun lagune lagune laguna lagoa lagună лагуна lagúna laguna laguna lagun ทะเลสาบ kıyı gölü, deniz kulağı 瀉湖, 礁湖 лагуна مرجانی قطعہ پر گھرا ہوا پانی đầm phá, 礁湖

lagoon بُحَيْرَة laguna lagune Lagune λιμνοθάλασσα laguna laguuni lagune laguna laguna 潟湖 석호 lagune lagune laguna lagoa лагуна lagun บึงน้ำเค็ม lagün đầm 环礁湖


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On the bottom of the huge and glassy lagoon was much pearl shell, and from the deck of the schooner, across the slender ring of the atoll, the divers could be seen at work.
I admit that I was absorbed by the distant view, so absorbed that I didn't notice then that the motif of the story is almost identical with the motif of "The Lagoon.
"Jack Hanley was killed at Marovo Lagoon two months ago," Young announced in his mild voice.
 
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