Lexic.us

Definition of Lagoon

1. Noun. A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral.

Definition of Lagoon

1. n. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.

Definition of Lagoon

1. Noun. A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. ¹

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Definition of Lagoon

1. a shallow body of water [n -S] : LAGOONAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Lagoon

1. A shallow lake or pond, especially one connected with a larger body of water, an area of shallow salt water separated from the sea by sand dunes, the area of water surrounded by an atoll, or circular coral reef. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lagoon

Literary usage of Lagoon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"The sea and wind generally follow the trend of the shores, both in the lagoon and along the sea face, so that the bars of beach rock act like buttresses and ..."

2. Shore Processes and Shoreline Development by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1919)
"lagoon waters encroaching upon the subsiding mainland may be sufficiently ... But after the marsh has once filled the lagoon area, there remains no force ..."

3. Shore Processes and Shoreline Development by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1919)
"lagoon waters encroaching upon the subsiding mainland may be sufficiently ... But after the marsh has once filled the lagoon area, there remains no force ..."

4. Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to Co-operate by Frederick William Beechey (1832)
"Boat sent to examine the Channel into Bow Island lagoon—Unexpected Interview between ... and his Brother—A Pearl Brig at anchor in the lagoon—Myg- tery ..."

5. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1898)
"The reef, except where it is broken by the deep channels before mentioned, is continuous round the whole lagoon, and connects all the islands with one ..."

6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1868)
"To the north of the sites of both these ancient towns extends a lagoon, formerly, in all probability, an open bay. The fine sand and mud of the ..."

7. The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes: Being by John Stanley Gardiner (1903)
"North of the village it practically extends from the old raised reef to the lagoon, but southwards it gradually decreases in breadth, giving place to the ..."

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