Meaning of lagoonlet | Babel Free

Definitions

A small lagoon.

uncommon

Examples

“Wangava is said to have a tidal lake in the centre, while in Namuka and the two Ongea, the water has broken through the reefs of the former atolls, and opened lagoonlets to the sea;”

“In some atolls, each constituent island of the ring is itself an atollon and encloses its own lagoonlet ; […]”

“One in long Island is only a few yards across, the banks are of coral conglomerate and loose blocks, and the floor of the lake or lagoonlet of coral with a deposit of mud.”

“Behind the ridge is a lagoonlet about 4' deeper.”

CEFR level