Lagoon
[lə'guːn] or [lə'gʊn]
Definition
(noun.) a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral.
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Definition
(n.) A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.
(n.) A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Lake (shallow and communicating with the sea).
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a lagoon, denotes that you will be drawn into a whirlpool of doubt and confusion through misapplication of your intelligence.
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Examples
- No doubt he ventured at first as a fisherman, having learnt the elements of seacraft in creeks and lagoons. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Geographically, all round the northern half of the world it was an age of lagoons and shallow seas very favourable to this invasion. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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