Thesaurus results for LAGOON

lagoon

noun

Definition of lagoon

as in bay

an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar Beyond the beach there was a picturesque blue lagoon.

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Recent Examples of lagoon Then come the enigmatic Moai of Easter Island and the luminous lagoons of French Polynesia. — Guy Bigiaoui, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Spot a coastal lagoon at Pointe Tracadigache in Carleton-sur-Mer. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026 Its tourist industry, built along lagoons and white sand beaches, is among the main economic drivers and source of foreign currency. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026 The Lemoore facility uses a mechanical hydrofoil that travels along a roughly 2,300-foot lagoon to generate waves. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lagoon

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Noun

Each sophisticated room—though closer to a suite in size—has its own private balcony, and most enjoy memorable views of the bay or city.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Fitzgerald draws the whole class map into the geography—East Egg, where the old money summers, and West Egg across the bay, where Gatsby’s new fortune buys a mansion but never quite buys in.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

This cutting-edge system allows the ship to access even the world’s most environmentally sensitive areas like Norway’s World Heritage fjords.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
For more remote beauty, the islands of Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof give you the chance to indulge in natural hot springs—along with all the fjords, glaciers, and waterfalls in between.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of fjord

Noun

But these sites also come with dangers, as demonstrated by the massive Moss Landing battery fire in January 2025, which prompted the evacuation of about 1,500 residents and deposited heavy metals in a nearby estuary.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Visitors traveling across Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay earlier this month may have seen a strange-looking boat with wings and a whale-like tail floating in the estuary’s calm late-summer waters.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of estuary

Noun

Her body was found by a fisherman trolling beneath a bridge on the bank of a creek in Montague County, which is about 70 miles northwest of downtown Fort Worth, police told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
In winter, several migratory duck species spend the season on its clear-flowing creeks and ponds, including beaver ponds.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of creek

Noun

In the show’s two-hour series premiere, host Alan Cumming welcomed 22 appropriately bloodthirsty competitors to his Scottish castle and immediately threw them into the deep end of the loch.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
This is a landscape of lochs and mountains, best viewed from a cozy railcar, on a train that coddles just 36 passengers on an all-inclusive journey.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of loch

Noun

Foreign governments are racing to gain access to African harbors.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
That's particularly true at steakhouse Intrepid and open-air cantina 16o9—both of which are set above the harbor for incredible sunsets and clear views of the gleaming white super yachts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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