Definition of "lagune" [la•gune]

• Dated form of lagoon. (noun)

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• "The word originated in Latin as lacuna, then later appears in Venice as laguna, transforms to lagune in French, then appears, anglicized as lagoon for the first time in 1769 to refer to the lake-like stretch of water enclosed in a South Seas atoll."
• "The gondolieri were frequently hailed, at this early hour, by the market-people, as they glided by towards Venice, and the lagune soon displayed a gay scene of innumerable little barks, passing from terra-firma with provisions."
• "The lagune is also exposed to winds direct for the ocean."