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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Docents will lead a 1 1/2-hour hike on the trail and discuss creatures that fly around the lagoon.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Additionally, over 500 tidewater gobies were saved from a lagoon at the base of the creek in a separate effort.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Full lagoons; warm, not too hot; rains have passed, but the gateway towns are busy.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
There is also an accessible entrance to the main lobby (an elevator lies right next to the grand staircase), fitness center, spa, meeting spaces, and lagoon pool.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Additionally, over 500 tidewater gobies were saved from a lagoon at the base of the creek in a separate effort.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Full lagoons; warm, not too hot; rains have passed, but the gateway towns are busy.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
There is also an accessible entrance to the main lobby (an elevator lies right next to the grand staircase), fitness center, spa, meeting spaces, and lagoon pool.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lagoon. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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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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