The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
lagoon, laguna, lagune
(noun) a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lagoon (plural lagoons)
A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
• loogan
Source: Wiktionary
La*goon", n. Etym: [It. or Sp. laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool, pond,lacus lake. See Lake, and cf. Lacuna.] [Written also lagune.]
1. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.
2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll. Lagoon island, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef encircling a lagoon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.