A lagoon is an area of calm sea water that is separated from the ocean by a line of rock or sand.
Synonyms: pool, bay, lake, pond More Synonyms of lagoon
lagoon in British English
(ləˈɡuːn)
noun
1.
a body of water cut off from the open sea by coral reefs or sand bars
2.
any small body of water, esp one adjoining a larger one
Also (rare): lagune
Word origin
C17: from Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna pool; see lacuna
lagoon in American English
(ləˈgun)
noun
1.
a shallow lake or pond, esp. one connected with a larger body of water
2.
the area of water enclosed by a circular coral reef, or atoll
3.
an area of shallow salt water separated from the sea by sand dunes
Word origin
< Fr lagune & It laguna < L lacuna: see lacuna
lagoon in Chemical Engineering
(ləgun)
Word forms: (regular plural) lagoons
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Chemical waste management)
A lagoon is a shallow pool, used to treat waste water, especially by sedimentation.
The effluent filters through a gravel bed to a sump and then to a lagoon where the fines are allowed to settle out.
Industrial plants dispose the process water to large storage ponds known as lagoons, where a slow natural bio-oxidation of the organic waste takes place.
A lagoon is a shallow pool, used to treat waste water, especially by sedimentation.
It has 24 villas dotted over three miles of blue lagoon, and one villa on an island.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The hidden UAE gem has 27 miles of coastline including lagoons and golden sand beaches.
The Sun (2016)
Then there was a huge stretch of sand with a lagoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There is also a canyon leading to a rocky lagoon and sea caves on the far right.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Be equally at home in arctic seas or tropical lagoons.
Oxenhorn, Harvey Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic (1990)
In time the marsh will turn into a shallow, muddy lagoon.
Levenson, Thomas Ice Time: Climate, Science, and Life on Earth (1990)
Temperatures may be rising after the rare cold weather but scores of turtles are still being found unconscious on beaches and in lagoons.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You can dive off it into a clear blue lagoon, which has fantastic rock pools and snorkelling.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Once installed, while away the days relaxing on your deck and snorkelling in the brilliant blue lagoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Just a quick snorkel should be enough to tick off this playful fish, which loves shallow lagoons and sheltered reefs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You'll arrive by sea plane and get the perfect view of the lush island with its perfect beaches and turquoise lagoon.
The Sun (2011)
The island is renowned for one of the largest coral lagoons in the world, its beautiful beaches and spectacular ocean habitats with giant clams and tropical fish.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Strangely, it was on the pages of an imported art form that fantastic sea creatures entered the vocabulary of artists working on the Venetian lagoon.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
In other languages
lagoon
British English: lagoon /ləˈɡuːn/ NOUN
A lagoon is an area of calm sea water that is separated from the ocean by sand or rock.
American English: lagoon
Arabic: بُحَيْرَةٌ n
Brazilian Portuguese: lagoa
Chinese: 环礁湖
Croatian: laguna
Czech: laguna
Danish: lagune
Dutch: lagune
European Spanish: laguna
Finnish: laguuni
French: lagune
German: Lagune
Greek: λιμνοθάλασσα
Italian: laguna
Japanese: 潟湖
Korean: 석호
Norwegian: lagune
Polish: laguna
European Portuguese: lagoa
Romanian: lagună
Russian: лагуна
Latin American Spanish: laguna
Swedish: lagun
Thai: บึงน้ำเค็ม
Turkish: lagün
Ukrainian: лагуна
Vietnamese: phá nước
Chinese translation of 'lagoon'
lagoon
(ləˈɡuːn)
n(c)
潟湖 (xìhú) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
a body of water cut off from the open sea by coral reefs or sand bars
blue sky, blue lagoon and white breakers
Synonyms
pool
Beautiful gardens filled with pools and fountains.
bay
lake
They can go fishing in the lake.
pond
youths skating on the frozen village pond
shallows
Additional synonyms
in the sense of lake
Definition
a red dye obtained by combining a metallic compound with cochineal