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lagoon

[ luh-goon ]

noun

  1. an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Compare laguna.
  2. Also lagune. any small, pondlike body of water, especially one connected with a larger body of water.
  3. an artificial pool for storage and treatment of polluted or excessively hot sewage, industrial waste, etc.


lagoon

/ əˈɡː /

noun

  1. a body of water cut off from the open sea by coral reefs or sand bars
  2. any small body of water, esp one adjoining a larger one
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lagoon

/ ə-̅̅ /

  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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ǴDz· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lagoon1

1605–15; earlier laguna (singular), lagune (plural) < Italian < Latin ūԲ (singular), ūԲe (plural) “ditch, pool,” akin to lacus basin, lake 1; lacuna
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lagoon1

C17: from Italian laguna, from Latin ūԲ pool; see lacuna
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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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The scientists analysed the footprints to understand how the animals had moved, and suggested the different dinosaurs had "milled around" shallow freshwater lagoons.

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A tidal lagoon should be created in the Severn Estuary to generate electricity, according to a report.

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Tata Steel has already appointed contractor Sir Robert McAlpine to deliver the project, which will involve the demolition of existing structures and partially filling an on-site lagoon.

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Once the fire settles down, Dagit said her agency hopes to add water to a currently dry lagoon in Ventura County as needed and plant the diminutive gobies there.

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