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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. 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


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