English Explanatory Dictionary

lagoon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ləˈɡuːn/ en-us-lagoon.ogg

Word forms

lagoon lagoons lagune

Etymology

Borrowed from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of lacuna and lacune.

Derived words

Bears Lagoon Bool Lagoon Chain of Lagoons Egg Lagoon Fork Lagoons Horseshoe Lagoon Island Lagoon Jews Lagoon Kents Lagoon Knuckey Lagoon lagoonal lagoon city Lagoon Grass lagoonlike Lagoon Pocket lagoonside lagoon triggerfish lagoonward lagoonwards Lambells Lagoon Little Pine Lagoon Marlow Lagoon McMinns Lagoon Mountain Lagoon palaeolagoon paleolagoon Pelican Lagoon Porter Lagoon Rushy Lagoon Southport Lagoon Swans Lagoon The Lagoon Traynors Lagoon Valley of Lagoons
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