Associations to the word «Lagoon»

Wiktionary

LAGOON, noun. A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
LAGOON TRIGGERFISH, noun. Rhinecanthus aculeatus, a vividly-coloured tropical fish.

Dictionary definition

LAGOON, noun. A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats