Definitions for lagoonləˈgun
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
la•goonləˈgun(n.)
an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes.
Category: Geography (terms), Geography (places)
an artificial pool for storage and treatment of polluted or excessively hot waste.
Category: Civil Engineering
Origin of lagoon:
1605–15; earlier laguna (sing.), lagune (pl.) < It < L lacūna pit
la•goon′al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
lagoon, laguna, lagune(noun)
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
Wiktionary
lagoon(Noun)
A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
Origin: Adapted from lacuna. Related to lagu via Proto-Indo-European.
Webster Dictionary
Lagoon(noun)
a shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice
Lagoon(noun)
a lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll
Translations for lagoon
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
lagoon(noun)
a shallow stretch of water separated from the sea by sandbanks, coral reefs etc.
- strandmeerAfrikaans
- بُحَيْرَه شاطئيَّهArabic
- лагунаBulgarian
- lagoaPortuguese (BR)
- lagunaCzech
- die LaguneGerman
- laguneDanish
- λιμνοθάλασσαGreek
- lagunaSpanish
- laguunEstonian
- مردابFarsi
- laguuniFinnish
- laguneFrench
- לָגוּנָהHebrew
- लैगून, समुद्री झीलHindi
- uvala, lagunaCroatian
- lagúnaHungarian
- lagunaIndonesian
- lónIcelandic
- lagunaItalian
- 潟Japanese
- 석호(潟湖)Korean
- lagūna, negili lankaLithuanian
- lagūnaLatvian
- lagunMalay
- laguneDutch
- laguneNorwegian
- lagunaPolish
- مردابPersian
- د ناپاكو اوبه ډنډPashto
- lagoaPortuguese
- lagunăRomanian
- лагунаRussian
- lagúnaSlovak
- lagunaSlovenian
- lagunaSerbian
- lagunSwedish
- ทะเลสาบThai
- kıyı gölü, deniz kulağıTurkish
- 瀉湖, 礁湖Chinese (Trad.)
- лагунаUkrainian
- مرجانی قطعہ پر گھرا ہوا پانیUrdu
- đầm pháVietnamese
- 泻湖，礁湖Chinese (Simp.)
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