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Headland vs Lagoon - What's the difference?

headland | lagoon |

As nouns the difference between headland and lagoon

is that headland is a bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape while lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

headland

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape.
  • The unplowed boundary of a field.

    • Synonyms

    * (coastal land that juts into the sea) peninsula

    See also

    * abuttal * portolan

    lagoon

    English

    (wikipedia lagoon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.