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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ləˈguːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ləˈgun/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lə go̅o̅n′)

la•goon /ləˈgun/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Geography, Place Namesan area of shallow water separated from the sea by sandy dunes or coral reefs.

la•goon (lə go̅o̅n′),USA pronunciation n.

Geography, Place Namesan area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Cf. laguna.
Geography, Place NamesAlso, lagune. any small, pondlike body of water, esp. one connected with a larger body of water.
Civil Engineeringan artificial pool for storage and treatment of polluted or excessively hot sewage, industrial waste, etc.

Latin lacūna (singular), lacūnae (plural) ditch, pool, akin to lacus basin, lake¹; see lacuna
Italian
earlier laguna (singular), lagune (plural) 1605–15

la•goon′al, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

lagoon /ləˈɡuːn/ n

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

Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna pool; see lacuna

'lagoon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Aveiro - barachois - billabong - Lagoon Islands - Marshall Islands - Palm Beach - Pontchartrain - Porto-Novo - Tarawa - Tuvalu - Venice - Vistula - aboudikro - atoll - barren - barrier beach - barrier reef - Chincoteague - Frisches Haff - lacuna - laguna - lagune - lido - liman - -oon - patch reef

In Lists: Bodies of water, Places, more...

Synonyms: inlet, pool, lake, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "lagoon" in the title:

against the churning white of the lagoon
Bulrushes amongst the vegetation in the lagoon-banks.
flashing of the lagoon system
Forgetful person (lagoon mind?)
Peace Lagoon
She lived in the <stupor> of the light of the lagoon
The black lagoon
the lagoon's sandy floor is pronged with dead coral

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