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lagoon
[luh-goon]
noun
an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes.
Also lagune any small, pondlike body of water, especially one connected with a larger body of water.
an artificial pool for storage and treatment of polluted or excessively hot sewage, industrial waste, etc.
lagoon
/ əˈɡː /
noun
a body of water cut off from the open sea by coral reefs or sand bars
any small body of water, esp one adjoining a larger one
lagoon
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.
A shallow pond or lake close to a larger lake or river but separated from it by a barrier such as a levee.
Other 51Թ Forms
- lagoonal adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lagoon1
Example Sentences
Ms Toninelli said protesting Bezos' lavish wedding would bring attention to the wider problems facing her city and its fragile lagoon.
The new “World of Color Happiness!” at Disney California Adventure brings water-based projection effects to the park’s lagoon, alongside a storyline centered on the characters of “Inside Out.”
A variety of species, including avocets, oyster catchers and black-tailed godwits, probe the mud for food and nest on the land between lagoons and streams.
Andres Velarde said that the plane had suddenly started to lose altitude and he had been forced to land the craft in a swamp near a lagoon.
In a freak accident, Steve Irwin died after being pierced through the heart by a usually chill stingray while filming an underwater documentary in a lagoon off the Great Barrier Reef.
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