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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The lower section, now in the Correr Museum in Venice, shows two courtesans sitting on a balcony overlooking the lagoon where the hunters cavort, a vase perched on the ledge with a telltale flowerless stem rising from it.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
The hotel has three lagoon pools, and the property sources water for its three pools from nearby hot springs.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
The hotel has three lagoon pools, and the property sources water for its three pools from nearby hot springs.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lagoon. Accessed 31 May. 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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