lagan

[ lag-uhn ]

noun

, Law.

1. anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.

lagan

/ ˈlæɡən; ˈlaɪɡən /

noun

1. goods or wreckage on the sea bed, sometimes attached to a buoy to permit recovery Compare flotsam jetsam

Word History and Origins

Origin of lagan¹

First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French (from Medieval Latin laganum ); probably from Germanic; compare Old Norse lǫgn “net laid in the sea”

Word History and Origins

Origin of lagan¹

C16: from Old French lagan, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse lögn dragnet

Example Sentences

The department is subdivided into three offices—Lagan, Flotsam, and Jetsam—and in each there is an officer.

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