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Definitions for Lagoon

[1] an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Compare laguna.
[2] Also lagune. any small, pondlike body of water, especially one connected with a larger body of water.
[3] an artificial pool for storage and treatment of polluted or excessively hot sewage, industrial waste, etc.
[4] a body of water cut off from the open sea by coral reefs or sand bars
[5] any small body of water, esp one adjoining a larger one

Words related to Lagoon

pond, pool, bayou, marsh, gulf, shoal

Words nearby Lagoon

lagging, laghouat, lagniappe, lago de nicaragua, lagomorph, lagoon, lagoon islands, lagophthalmia, lagophthalmic keratitis, lagos, lagrange

Origin of Lagoon

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

Other words from Lagoon

la·goon·al , adjective

Word origin for Lagoon

C17: from Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna pool; see lacuna

Synonyms for Lagoon

bayou, pond, pool, gulf, marsh, shallows, shoal, tidal pond