lagoon

Everyday

1. A lagoon is a stretch of salty or brackish water separated from the sea by a sandbank, a reef or a strip of land. tree →
2. A lagoon can also be the calm water inside a ring-shaped coral island (an atoll). tree →
3. A lagoon can be a pond or pool made by people, for example to hold waste water. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons on coasts, lagoons form behind spits and barrier beaches; Venice is built in a lagoon. In science, lagoons are calm habitats for fish, birds and seagrass. In stories and adventure books, a "blue lagoon" is a calm, beautiful place on a tropical island. Phrases: «blue lagoon», «coral lagoon», «Venice lagoon».

Examples

• The children swam in the calm lagoon. tree →
• A coral reef protects the lagoon from big waves. tree →
• Venice is built on islands in a lagoon. tree →
• Flamingos fed in the shallow lagoon. tree →
• The lagoon is separated from the sea by a sandbank. tree →
• We paddled a canoe across the lagoon. tree →
• Peter was alone on the lagoon. tree →

Note

Plural «lagoons». Say it "la-GOON". A lagoon is not a lake: a lake is fresh water inland; a lagoon is usually salty and near the sea.