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lagoon
[ luh-goon ]
noun
- an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Compare laguna.
- 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
/ ə-̅̅′ /
- 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
- ·ǴDz· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lagoon1
Example Sentences
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.
The scientists analysed the footprints to understand how the animals had moved, and suggested the different dinosaurs had "milled around" shallow freshwater lagoons.
A tidal lagoon should be created in the Severn Estuary to generate electricity, according to a report.
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.
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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