Lagoon



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.泻湖
• ［英］ n.泻湖 ( shallow body of water or lake near a sea)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French & Italian; French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna pit, pool, from lacus lake
• Date: 1673
• 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)
• ? lagoonal adjective

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