Lagoon
/ləˈɡuːn/noun
A body of water separated from the larger sea by a barrier of sand, rock, or coral.
The small island had a beautiful clear blue lagoon.
Often appears as...
- blue lagoon
- coral lagoon
noun
An artificial pool for the treatment of effluent or to accommodate an overspill of water.
The wastewater is treated in large lagoons before it is released.
Often appears as...
- wastewater lagoon
- treatment lagoon
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noun
A body of water separated from the larger sea by a barrier of sand, rock, or coral.
The small island had a beautiful clear blue lagoon.
Often appears as...
- blue lagoon
- coral lagoon
noun
An artificial pool for the treatment of effluent or to accommodate an overspill of water.
The wastewater is treated in large lagoons before it is released.
Often appears as...
- wastewater lagoon
- treatment lagoon
Usage tips
Neutral
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Formation
A lagoon often forms naturally near coastal areas.
They went kayaking in the lagoon, enjoying the calm waters.
Pro Tip 2/3Protected Waters
Lagoons are usually shallow and have calmer water than the open sea.
The lagoon was perfect for beginners to practice snorkeling.
Pro Tip 3/3Ecological Importance
Lagoons can support diverse ecosystems and wildlife.
They observed rare birds nesting around the lagoon's edge.
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Video examples
Sharks in Love PIPE...
their subjects the team gets the close-ups here in the lagoon but what about the bigger picture how much mating occurs in the places they can observe in the vast area outside the study site well that's a job for critter cam this is an animal that lives in deeper water it's long lived we
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Enric Sala: Glimpses of...
they eat, and they keep the reef clean and allow the corals to replenish. Not only do these places -- these ancient, pristine places -- have lots of fish, but they also have other important components of the ecosystem like the giant clams; pavements of giant clams in the lagoons,
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Africa’s Pristine Delta...
is an oasis in the middle of the Kalahari Desert a sanctuary for the incredible wildlife and biodiversity of this region a vast patchwork mosaic of channels floodplains lagoons and thousands upon thousands of islands here you can find the abundance of life all
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Dive into an ocean...
Its reef forms a protective outer barrier and the inner lagoon is a nursery ground for Galapagos sharks. These sharks are anything but shy, even during the day. I had a bit of a hunch that they'd be even bolder and more abundant at night.
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The myth of the stolen...
They followed them upriver deep into the jungle to a lagoon that thundered with the sound of flapping fish. The whole village set up camp by the lagoon, bringing barbasco, a poison they would put in the water to stun the fish.
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Disappearing Island PIPE...
reefs at their highest they are ten feet above sea level as the average temperature of the oceans climb estimates are that many of these living breathing still growing reefs and the lagoons they protect will very likely
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Sharks in Love PIPE...
been up close and very personal with their subjects the team gets the close-ups here in the lagoon but what about the bigger picture how much mating occurs in the places they can observe in the vast area
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Wild Horses Run into...
pairs spend the summer here the salty lagoons provide everything they could wish for but life here isn't quite as peaceful as they'd hoped
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Bizarre Mating Ritual Of...
but step back from the beach and there's another very different world a vast shallow lagoon dotted with mangrove trees
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Predictions of tech's...
lagoon uh which is actually artificial but it it's designed in a way to to conceal its artifice
Video examples
Sharks in Love PIPE...
their subjects the team gets the close-ups here in the lagoon but what about the bigger picture how much mating occurs in the places they can observe in the vast area outside the study site well that's a job for critter cam this is an animal that lives in deeper water it's long lived we
Video examples
Enric Sala: Glimpses of...
they eat, and they keep the reef clean and allow the corals to replenish. Not only do these places -- these ancient, pristine places -- have lots of fish, but they also have other important components of the ecosystem like the giant clams; pavements of giant clams in the lagoons,
Video examples
Africa’s Pristine Delta...
is an oasis in the middle of the Kalahari Desert a sanctuary for the incredible wildlife and biodiversity of this region a vast patchwork mosaic of channels floodplains lagoons and thousands upon thousands of islands here you can find the abundance of life all
Video examples
Dive into an ocean...
Its reef forms a protective outer barrier and the inner lagoon is a nursery ground for Galapagos sharks. These sharks are anything but shy, even during the day. I had a bit of a hunch that they'd be even bolder and more abundant at night.
Video examples
The myth of the stolen...
They followed them upriver deep into the jungle to a lagoon that thundered with the sound of flapping fish. The whole village set up camp by the lagoon, bringing barbasco, a poison they would put in the water to stun the fish.
Video examples
Disappearing Island PIPE...
reefs at their highest they are ten feet above sea level as the average temperature of the oceans climb estimates are that many of these living breathing still growing reefs and the lagoons they protect will very likely
Video examples
Sharks in Love PIPE...
been up close and very personal with their subjects the team gets the close-ups here in the lagoon but what about the bigger picture how much mating occurs in the places they can observe in the vast area
Video examples
Wild Horses Run into...
pairs spend the summer here the salty lagoons provide everything they could wish for but life here isn't quite as peaceful as they'd hoped
Video examples
Bizarre Mating Ritual Of...
but step back from the beach and there's another very different world a vast shallow lagoon dotted with mangrove trees
Video examples
Predictions of tech's...
lagoon uh which is actually artificial but it it's designed in a way to to conceal its artifice
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Joe Lo Truglio
American Actor
I grew up down in Florida, and in the Keys, there's this place called Sea Camp which was not unlike Space Camp, except you explored the sea. And so that kind of whetted my appetite for that. But then I ended up swimming in a lagoon full of Cassiopeia jellyfish, and that quickly quashed that desire to be a marine biologist.
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Anouska Hempel
New Zealander Actress
The building I most admire is the Doges Palace in Venice, both by day and by night. Looking at it from the lagoon, it resembles a floating kilim carpet. I love all the bridges which connect houses, people, gardens and palaces. I also love moats to isolate yourself. A ha-ha for secrecy, as in every English country garden.
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Timothy Spall
English Actor
You invent this massive lagoon of information without any pressure to do anything apart from create this person, a person that might fit the bill that is the character that is emerging from the research.
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Alexander Armstrong
English Actor
At Classic FM we're not an exposed shoreline where anything might come in on the tide. We're a lagoon; it's safe. You can tune in late at night and know it won't be contemporary.
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
The creature from the black lagoon - I drew that creature almost every day, two, three times a day, for probably my first ten years of life, you know.
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Henry Timrod
American Poet
Out in the lonely woods the jasmine burns Its fragrant lamps, and turns Into a royal court with green festoons The banks of dark lagoons.
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Ted Bell
American Author
I live in Florida, and I live on a small lagoon. I sit and look out at the water all day - that's what my desk is.
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Jim Gerlach
American Politician
Estuaries are coastal bays, harbors, sounds and lagoons, places where rivers meet the sea.
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Joe Lo Truglio
American Actor
I grew up down in Florida, and in the Keys, there's this place called Sea Camp which was not unlike Space Camp, except you explored the sea. And so that kind of whetted my appetite for that. But then I ended up swimming in a lagoon full of Cassiopeia jellyfish, and that quickly quashed that desire to be a marine biologist.
Quote examples
Anouska Hempel
New Zealander Actress
The building I most admire is the Doges Palace in Venice, both by day and by night. Looking at it from the lagoon, it resembles a floating kilim carpet. I love all the bridges which connect houses, people, gardens and palaces. I also love moats to isolate yourself. A ha-ha for secrecy, as in every English country garden.
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Timothy Spall
English Actor
You invent this massive lagoon of information without any pressure to do anything apart from create this person, a person that might fit the bill that is the character that is emerging from the research.
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Alexander Armstrong
English Actor
At Classic FM we're not an exposed shoreline where anything might come in on the tide. We're a lagoon; it's safe. You can tune in late at night and know it won't be contemporary.
Quote examples
Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
The creature from the black lagoon - I drew that creature almost every day, two, three times a day, for probably my first ten years of life, you know.
Quote examples
Henry Timrod
American Poet
Out in the lonely woods the jasmine burns Its fragrant lamps, and turns Into a royal court with green festoons The banks of dark lagoons.
Quote examples
Ted Bell
American Author
I live in Florida, and I live on a small lagoon. I sit and look out at the water all day - that's what my desk is.
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Jim Gerlach
American Politician
Estuaries are coastal bays, harbors, sounds and lagoons, places where rivers meet the sea.
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