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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There’s an adult infinity pool with private cabanas on the quiet western side of the resort and a Keiki pool for families near the lagoon and beach.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Roughly halfway between Hawai’i and American Samoa, Palmyra Atoll forms a circular chain of about 26 small islets surrounded by multiple lagoons and bordered by 15,000 acres of shallow and deeper reefs.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
This followed a first such project, Palazzo Bottega Veneta, which was inaugurated last June in the Italian lagoon city housed in the 15th-century Gothic Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, adjacent to the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 25 Nov. 2024
Set over the lagoon, in a charming, coastal-chic, home-like setting hidden among the island’s verdant vegetation, the spa is a welcome respite with a warm ambiance and airy, contemporary decor.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Roughly halfway between Hawai’i and American Samoa, Palmyra Atoll forms a circular chain of about 26 small islets surrounded by multiple lagoons and bordered by 15,000 acres of shallow and deeper reefs.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
This followed a first such project, Palazzo Bottega Veneta, which was inaugurated last June in the Italian lagoon city housed in the 15th-century Gothic Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, adjacent to the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 25 Nov. 2024
Set over the lagoon, in a charming, coastal-chic, home-like setting hidden among the island’s verdant vegetation, the spa is a welcome respite with a warm ambiance and airy, contemporary decor.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lagoon. Accessed 21 Jan. 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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