1
: a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
2
: a shallow artificial pool or pond (as for the processing of sewage or storage of a liquid)
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Free concerts and festivals with lagoon views often play out at the bandshell at Bryant Park Pavilion, too.
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
However, two local environmental groups say a frightening amount of the pellets skip the useful product stage and are turning up on San Diego County beaches and in its lagoons, part of the rising tide of worldwide plastic pollution.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
Governments are being forced to take action, from the Italian lagoon city of Venice to the coastal communities of New Zealand.
—Matías Delacroix and Juan Zamorano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2024
The Epcot activity popularized on social media calls for adults age 21 and over to try an alcoholic beverage from each of the eleven country pavilion represented around the park's World Showcase lagoon.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
However, two local environmental groups say a frightening amount of the pellets skip the useful product stage and are turning up on San Diego County beaches and in its lagoons, part of the rising tide of worldwide plastic pollution.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
Governments are being forced to take action, from the Italian lagoon city of Venice to the coastal communities of New Zealand.
—Matías Delacroix and Juan Zamorano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2024
The Epcot activity popularized on social media calls for adults age 21 and over to try an alcoholic beverage from each of the eleven country pavilion represented around the park's World Showcase lagoon.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lagoon. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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lagoon
noun
la·goon
lə-ˈgün 
: a shallow channel or pond near or connected with a larger body of water
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