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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024la•goon /ləˈgun/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geography, Place Namesan area of shallow water separated from the sea by sandy dunes or coral reefs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024la•goon (lə go̅o̅n′),USA pronunciation n. - Geography, Place Namesan area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Cf. laguna.
- Geography, Place NamesAlso, lagune. any small, pondlike body of water, esp. one connected with a larger body of water.
- Civil Engineeringan artificial pool for storage and treatment of polluted or excessively hot sewage, industrial waste, etc.
- Latin lacūna (singular), lacūnae (plural) ditch, pool, akin to lacus basin, lake1; see lacuna
- Italian
- earlier laguna (singular), lagune (plural) 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lagoon /ləˈɡuːn/ n - a body of water cut off from the open sea by coral reefs or sand bars
- any small body of water, esp one adjoining a larger one
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna pool; see lacuna |