la·goon (l -g n )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 lac  na, 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. |
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lagoon - a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral Translations
lagoon
n → Lagune f
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 潟 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 泻湖, 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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