lagoon
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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
When the BBC was in Makoko, boys were sitting along the lagoon, repairing their broken fishing nets.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
Weeks before the Makoko demolition, bulldozers levelled dozens of houses in the Oworonshoki neighbourhood on the opposite side of the lagoon.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
All the shadows on Ralph's face were reversed; green above, bright below from the lagoon.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Vocabulary lists containing lagoon
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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