lagoon
nounUK, US /ləˈɡuːn/
Etymology Borrowed from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of lacuna and lacune.
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A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
- Derived terms
34 terms
Bears Lagoon, Bool Lagoon, Chain of Lagoons, Egg Lagoon, Fork Lagoons, Horseshoe Lagoon, Island Lagoon, Jews Lagoon, Kents Lagoon, Knuckey Lagoon, lagoonal, lagoon city, Lagoon Grass, lagoonlike, Lagoon Pocket, lagoonside, lagoon triggerfish, lagoonward, lagoonwards, Lambells Lagoon, Little Pine Lagoon, Marlow Lagoon, McMinns Lagoon, Mountain Lagoon, palaeolagoon, paleolagoon, Pelican Lagoon, Porter Lagoon, Rushy Lagoon, Southport Lagoon, Swans Lagoon, The Lagoon, Traynors Lagoon, Valley of Lagoons