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lagoon

[luh-goon] / ləˈgun /
NOUN
shallow body of water
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After a false start at a resort off Trieste, he arrives in Venice and rides across the lagoon to nearby Lido.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The crescent-shaped Venetian lagoon glows in shades of turquoise, revealing the network of islands that form the floating city of Venice along the Adriatic coast.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Excavators were at work along the shoreline - houses built on wooden stilts over the lagoon were still being pulled down, their planks collapsing into the water below.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

All structures built within 100 metres of transmission lines that cut over the lagoon were marked for removal.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

He manages to seize the edge of an isle before he plummets to the lagoon below.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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