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Loch vs Lagoon - What's the difference?

loch | lagoon |

As nouns the difference between loch and lagoon

is that loch is hole while lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

loch

English

(wikipedia loch)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) loch.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland) A lake.
  • (Scotland) A bay or arm of the sea.
    • Derived terms
    * sea loch

    Related terms

    * (diminutive)
    Synonyms
    (lake) * lake
    Hyponyms
    (sea inlet) * bay * firth * fjord * estuary * sea loch * strait

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) looch, from (etyl).

    Noun

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    lagoon

    English

    (wikipedia lagoon)

    Noun

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