Definition of LAGOON

lagoon

Plural: lagoons

Noun

  • A shallow body of water separated from the sea by a sandbar.
  • a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
  • A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

Examples

  • The Scrabble board became a LAGOON of short words, making big plays difficult.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of lacuna and lacune.

Synonyms

laguna, lagune

Scrabble Score: 7

lagoon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lagoon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lagoon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

lagoon: valid Words With Friends Word