1
: a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
2
: a shallow artificial pool or pond (as for the processing of sewage or storage of a liquid)
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An early freeze had trapped them in an icebound lagoon four miles short of open water.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
My past voting record opposing the Birkdale rezoning, the lagoon rezoning, and the 55+ Community on Beatties Ford Rd confirms my commitment to representing the voters.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
The property already had a lot to offer families, with amenities like the on-site River Falls Water Park with several waterslides and a lazy river and the Falls Pool Oasis area, with a massive zero-entry, lagoon-style pool and even more waterslides.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
From there, researchers will spend around five days on the small island investigating the intriguing object in the lagoon.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
My past voting record opposing the Birkdale rezoning, the lagoon rezoning, and the 55+ Community on Beatties Ford Rd confirms my commitment to representing the voters.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
The property already had a lot to offer families, with amenities like the on-site River Falls Water Park with several waterslides and a lazy river and the Falls Pool Oasis area, with a massive zero-entry, lagoon-style pool and even more waterslides.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
From there, researchers will spend around five days on the small island investigating the intriguing object in the lagoon.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lagoon. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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lagoon
noun
la·goon
lə-ˈgün 
: a shallow channel or pond near or connected with a larger body of water
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