Definition of Lagon
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A shallow body of water seperated from deeper sea by a bar.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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