单词 | lagoon |
释义 | lagoon —lagoonal, adj. /leuh goohn"/, n. 1. an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Cf. laguna. 2. Also, lagune. any small, pondlike body of water, esp. 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. [1605-15; earlier laguna (sing.), lagune (pl.) < It < L lacuna (sing.), lacunae (pl.) ditch, pool, akin to lacus basin, LAKE1; see LACUNA] |
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