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A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.

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  1. n. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.
  2. n. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll.
  3. n. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
  4. 1. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice. 2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll. Lagoon island, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef encircling a lagoon.
  5. A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving apeculiar staring appearance.
  6. n:100 n. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral