Lagoon - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Lagoon :  (noun)

1: a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral [syn: laguna, lagune]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Lagoon : \La*goon"\, n. [It. or Sp. laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool, pond, lacus lake. See Lake, and cf. Lacuna.] [Written also lagune.] 1. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.

2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll.

Lagoon island, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef encircling a lagoon.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

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