Lagoon Definition

lə-go͝on
lagoons
noun
lagoons
A shallow lake or pond, esp. one connected with a larger body of water.
Webster's New World
The area of water enclosed by a circular coral reef, or atoll.
Webster's New World
An area of shallow salt water separated from the sea by sand dunes.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Lagoon

Noun

Singular:
lagoon
Plural:
lagoons

Origin of Lagoon

  • French lagune Italian laguna both from Latin lacūna pool, hollow, gap from lacus lake

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Adapted from Latin lacuna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European.

    From Wiktionary

  • Cognate to laguna in many languages.

    From Wiktionary

Lagoon Sentence Examples

  • There is a salt lake or lagoon between the Cape Palmas river and the vicinity of the Cavalla.

  • On the western side there is a large lagoon, separated from thesea by a spit of sand.

  • This lagoon forms a commodious harbour, once the bar has been crossed.

  • There is a beautiful, calm, incredibly bright lagoon.

  • The cutting of two canals, whereby communication is effected by lagoon between Assini and Grand Lahou via Bassam, followed the construction of the railway.

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Words Starting With

LLALAG

Words Ending With

NONOON

Unscrambles

lagoon

Words Starting With L and Ending With N

Starts With L & Ends With NStarts With LA & Ends With NStarts With L & Ends With ON

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With N