lagoon
noun
1 lagoon
A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral.
synonyms: laguna, lagune.
Roget 343:
land covered with water,
gulf,
gulph†,
bay,
inlet,
bight,
estuary,
arm of the sea,
bayou [U.S.],
fiord,
armlet;
frith†,
firth,
ostiary†,
mouth;
lagune†,
lagoon;
indraught†;
cove,
creek;
natural harbor;
roads;
strait;
narrows;
Euripus;
sound,
belt,
gut,
kyles†;
continental slope,
continental shelf.
lake,
loch,
lough†,
mere,
tarn,
plash,
broad,
pond,
pool,
lin†,
puddle,
slab,
well,
artesian well;
standing water,
dead water,
sheet of water;
fish pond,
mill pond;
ditch,
dike,
dyke,
dam;
reservoir
etc.
(store)
636;
alberca†,
barachois†,
hog wallow [U.S.].
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Dutch: haf, kustmeer, lagune
Polish: laguna
Moby thesaurus: artificial lake, bayou lake, cistern, dam, dead water, dike, etang, farm pond, fishpond, freshwater lake, glacial lake, inland sea, laguna, lake, lakelet, landlocked water, linn, loch, lough, mere, millpond, millpool, nyanza, oxbow lake, plash, pond, pondlet, pool, puddle, reservoir, salina, salt pond, stagnant water, standing water, still water, sump, tank, tarn, tidal pond, volcanic lake, water hole, water pocket, well ... show more.
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