As nouns the difference between lagoon and creek
is that lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar while creek is a small inlet or bay, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
As a proper noun Creek is
the Muskogean language of the Creek tribe.
As an adjective Creek is
of or pertaining to the Creek tribe.
lagoon
Noun
(
en noun)
A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
creek
English
Noun
(
wikipedia creek)
(
en noun)
A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
Any turn or winding.
Synonyms
* beck, brook, burn, stream
Derived terms
* up the creek
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