Thesaurus results for LAGOON

lagoon

noun

Definition of lagoon

as in bay

an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar Beyond the beach there was a picturesque blue lagoon.

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Recent Examples of lagoon In a Tuesday statement, Purdue University officials said researchers came across at least four coconut crabs while clearing an overgrown trail to the island's lagoon. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Members of the expedition are searching a lagoon off the coast of Nikumaroro. — Lana Zak, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Some units have private balconies overlooking the lagoon, and guests can relax at an infinity-edge pool and deck or have the concierge arrange surf sessions and private lessons. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2026 Situated on Lord Howe’s stunning southern end, the nine-room Capella is the island’s only luxury lodge with beach, lagoon, and mountain views. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lagoon

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Noun

Farther south, head to the seaside village of La Parguera, a short boat ride from one of the island's three bioluminescent bays.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Annie Koury said she's lived in the area for more than 30 years and has never seen the bay flood like this — and that the city usually does more to protect the area.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

Outdoor amenities include an amphitheater, tennis court, and gated steps leading to a secluded beach cove.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Occupying a particularly picturesque and secluded stretch of headland, where Aleppo pines drape rocky coves and the cerulean Mediterranean waves lick the similarly shaded horizon, the resort is the hospitality group’s first foray into the Balearics.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of cove

Noun

The tiny Norwegian archipelago, 68 degrees north of the Arctic Circle and two flights from Oslo, is a distinctive and dramatic landscape with spiky mountains rising from the Norwegian Sea and sandy beaches fringed by fjords.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Ethnographic accounts from native elders describe how during unique warm-water events in late summer, people voyaged out at night into the fjords, aided by natural bioluminescent plankton.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of fjord

Noun

Evening came on; behind the remains of the summer house, the tide could be heard rushing up the estuary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The ministry also said a bulk carrier headed to the port of Mykolaiv with military cargo on board was hit in the estuary of the Bug river along the Black Sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of estuary

Noun

The trailhead was twenty minutes up a rutted jeep track, through a creek and a pine forest.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
The couple remembered going up and down the creek several times looking in the hopes of finding him when he was reported missing.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of creek

Noun

Shorebirds feed at the lochs’ edges, and upland raptors soar over the moors.

— Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
In the show’s two-hour series premiere, host Alan Cumming welcomed 22 appropriately bloodthirsty competitors to his Scottish castle and immediately threw them into the deep end of the loch.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of loch

Noun

The program hasn’t yet gone to the harbor commissions for approval.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
In the early 2000s, floating swimming pools were introduced to the Danish capital's harbor after the city's shipbuilding industry collapsed.

— Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

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