| 释义 |
la·goon
I. noun
also la·gune \ləˈgün\
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French & Italian; French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna pit, pool, pond, from lacus lake — more at lake
1.
a. : a shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake near or communicating with the sea
< lagoons of Venice >
< the lagoon of a coral island >
— see atoll
b. : a shallow freshwater pond or lake usually near or communicating with a larger lake or a river
< long freshwater lagoons yellow with lagoon flowers — Willa Cather >
< riverbed lagoons — American Guide Series: Arkansas >
2. [Italian lagone, aug. of lago, from Latin lacus] : a pool especially in a basin formed by a hot spring
3. : a shallow artificial pond for the natural oxidation of sewage and ultimate drying of the sludge
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to subject (sewage) to natural oxidation and drying in a lagoon |