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lagoon

noun

/ləˈɡuːn/

Meaning

A shallow body of water separated from the sea by sandbars or reefs.

We swam in the calm waters of the lagoon.

inlet, bay, cove, pool, pond

ocean, sea, desert

blue lagoon, tropical lagoon, coastal lagoon

One of two equal parts; a half or portion.

A period of ten years.

any of the four long thin parts of the hand (or five, if the thumb is included)

a curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls around the outside of another...

A division or contrast between two things that are opposed or entirely different.

a large, solid piece of mineral matter