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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For example, take a warm bath (lagoon), then dunk your face in ice (cold plunge), followed by a hot and cold shower, then a shot of ginger juice.
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Essence, 16 May 2025
The lagoon is a habitat for a number of species of bats rarely seen by visitors.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
If possible it should be maintained in an environment with the lagoon, marshland, gondolas and vaporettos.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Pregnant and nursing whales and their newborn calves are the last to leave the lagoons, heading out in March to mid-April.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Essence, 16 May 2025
The lagoon is a habitat for a number of species of bats rarely seen by visitors.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
If possible it should be maintained in an environment with the lagoon, marshland, gondolas and vaporettos.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Pregnant and nursing whales and their newborn calves are the last to leave the lagoons, heading out in March to mid-April.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lagoon
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lagoon. Accessed 24 May. 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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