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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

With the lagoon central to their lives, they have protested against the move to force them out of Makoko.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

These tracks were formed on the muddy edge of a lagoon around 170 million years ago and have puzzled scientists for decades.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 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

My body caught on a rope submerged across the lagoon floor.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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