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A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
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lagune
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n. (dated form of lagoon English)
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
lagoon \la*goon"\ (l[.a]*g[=oo]n"), n. [It. or Sp. laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool, pond, lacus lake. See Lake , and cf. Lacuna .] [Written also lagune .] A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of ...
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n. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral [syn: lagoon , laguna ]
Usage examples of lagune.
Le lagune coperte di gondole salutano tripudianti la camicia rossa senza macchia e senza paura, simbolo del riscatto nazionale, ma puro, ma con ferro italiano!
It was reported that, an hour before daybreak, a fishing-boat had been lost in the lagune, that two gondolas had been capsized, and that the people in them had perished.
I can assure you that in the lagunes, with death staring me in the face, I regretted no one but you, nothing but having outraged you.
The way I took to satisfy her was as follows: I bought a small boat, and without telling her I went one night all by myself round the island to inspect the walls of the convent on the side of the lagune.
Lagunes to go to a supperless bed: take away the basket, good Jacopo, and let us speak of other things.
I can assure you that in the lagunes, with death staring me in the face, I regretted no one but you, nothing but having outraged you.
The way I took to satisfy her was as follows: I bought a small boat, and without telling her I went one night all by myself round the island to inspect the walls of the convent on the side of the lagune.