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Definition of: lagoon
(lə·g
n′) noun Geog.
1. A body of shallow salt water, as a bay or inlet, separated from but connecting with the sea.
2. A body of shallow fresh water, as a pond or lake, usually connecting with a river or lake.
3. A depression in high tablelands of the western United States. Also la·gune′. [<F lagune <Ital. laguna <L lacuna. See LACUNA.]
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