laguna

/ləˈɡunə/
noun
  1. A shallow body of salt or brackish water separated from the sea by a barrier such as a sandbar or coral reef.
    • The resort was built on the edge of a beautiful tropical laguna.
    • We kayaked across the calm laguna to reach the small island.
    • Many species of birds nest in the reeds around the coastal laguna.
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