lagoon

ləˈɡuːn

Definition

Definition of lagoon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geographywater body cut off by coral reefs or sand

The lagoon was teeming with colorful fish.

laguna

pond

pool

environment

TECH.

artificial pool for treatment and storage of waste water

TECH.

The factory's waste water is processed in a large lagoon before release.

basin

pond

reservoir

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Images of lagoon

water body cut off by coral reefs or sand
artificial pool for treatment and storage of waste water

Origin of lagoon

Italian, laguna (pond)

Terms with lagoon included in their meaning

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laguna

lagoon

shallow lagoon especially in Spanish speaking regions

atoll

geography

ring of coral islands around a lagoon

Bouzigue oyster

gastronomy

type of oyster from the Thau Lagoon in France

fringing reef

coral formation

type of coral reef close to a landmass with no lagoon between

liman

geography

wide estuary formed as a lagoon

Venice

Italian province

province in northeastern Italy that surrounds the famous lagoon city

Tarawa

geography

atoll in Kiribati with a central lagoon

Examples of lagoon in a sentence

A small boat sailed across the lagoon.
The new lagoon can handle more waste water.
They built a lagoon to manage the waste efficiently.

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French:lagune, bassin d'épuration, ...
German:Lagune, künstlicher Teich, ...
Italian:laguna, laguna di trattamento, ...
Spanish:laguna, estanque de tratamiento, ...
Portuguese:lagoa, tanque de tratamento, ...
Chinese:泻湖, 废水处理池, ...
Japanese:ラグーン, 廃水池, ...
Arabic:بُحَيْرَة ساحِلِيَّة, حَوْض مُعَالَجَة, ...
Hebrew:לָגוּנָה, לְגוּנַת שְׁפָכִים, ...
Russian:лагуна, отстойник, ...
Ukrainian:лагуна, відстійник, ...
Hindi:लैगून, अपशिष्ट जलाशय, ...
Bengali:লেগুন, লাগুন, ...
Catalan:llacuna, estany artificial, ...
Czech:laguna, usazovací nádrž, ...
Danish:lagune, kunstig dam, ...
Dutch:lagune, afvalwaterlagune, ...
Greek:λιμνοθάλασσα, τεχνητή λίμνη, ...
Hungarian:lagúna, szennyvíztározó, ...
Khmer:បឹងទឹកប្រៃ, អាងទឹកសំណល់, ...
Korean:석호, 폐수 처리 연못, ...
Persian:تالاب ساحلی, استخر فاضلاب, ...
Polish:laguna, laguna ściekowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):lagoa, tanque de tratamento, ...
Romanian:lagună, lagună de tratare a apelor uzate, ...
Swedish:lagun, avloppslagun, ...
Thai:ลากูน, บ่อบำบัดน้ำเสีย, ...
Turkish:lagün, atık su lagünü, ...
Vietnamese:đầm phá, hồ xử lý nước thải, ...

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Definition of lagoon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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