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lagoon |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lagoon \La*goon"\, n. [It. or Sp laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool, pond, lacus lake. See {Lake}, and cf {Lacuna}.] [Written also {lagune}.] 1. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as the lagoons of Venice. 2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See {Atoll}. {Lagoon island}, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef encircling a lagoon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lagoon n : a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral [syn: {laguna}, {lagune}]
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