1
: a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
2
: a shallow artificial pool or pond (as for the processing of sewage or storage of a liquid)
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Guests take a short boat ride at sunset to a small wooden dock marooned in the middle of a lagoon in the Indian Ocean.
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Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The park’s second volcano, the inactive Chato Volcano collapsed thousands of years ago, creating a picturesque turquoise lagoon in its crater.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
About 166 million years ago, dinosaurs ambled across a shallow lagoon in modern-day Britain.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
On his way past the lagoon, Gilligan passes Mrs. Howell, who has been trying to drown herself but never has the nerve, always coming and standing dripping wet in the doorway to the Howells’ hut, Mr. Howell lounging in his hammock with his thoughts of Ginger.
—Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The park’s second volcano, the inactive Chato Volcano collapsed thousands of years ago, creating a picturesque turquoise lagoon in its crater.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
About 166 million years ago, dinosaurs ambled across a shallow lagoon in modern-day Britain.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
On his way past the lagoon, Gilligan passes Mrs. Howell, who has been trying to drown herself but never has the nerve, always coming and standing dripping wet in the doorway to the Howells’ hut, Mr. Howell lounging in his hammock with his thoughts of Ginger.
—Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lagoon. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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lagoon
noun
la·goon
lə-ˈgün 
: a shallow channel or pond near or connected with a larger body of water
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