单词 | lagan |
释义 | lagan (once / 109439 pages) n Use the noun lagan to describe a ship's discarded or lost cargo that has sunk to the sea floor. Sailors will often mark the location of lagan in order to return and recover it. In the language and law of the sea, there are many terms for things that fall or are thrown overboard, or that remain in the water after a boat capsizes. One of these is lagan, which specifically refers to cargo that can be reclaimed, despite the fact that it's on the bottom of the ocean. Other words are flotsam, jetsam, and derelict, which is something that can't be recovered from the sea floor. WORD FAMILYlagan USAGE EXAMPLESShe was elected for the Ulster Unionists in Lagan Valley. BBC(May 07, 2016) Northern Ireland's most active region for running was Belfast - with the banks of the River Lagan, snaking south through the city, proving a popular route. BBC(Mar 07, 2016) The watchdog concluded that the Lagan Valley MLA was not guilty of any wrongdoing. BBC(Mar 03, 2016) n goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered Syn|Hyper lagend, ligan wreckage the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked |
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