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lagan

[ lag-uhn ]
/ ˈlæg ən /
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noun Law.

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

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Also lig·an [lahy-guhn] /ˈlaɪ gən/ .

Origin of lagan

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

Words nearby lagan

Lafora's disease, Laforgue, La Fresnaye, LAFTA, lag, lagan, Lagash, Lag b'Omer, lag correlation, lagen, lagena
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Example sentences from the Web for lagan

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

    The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for lagan

lagan

ligan (ˈlaɪɡən)

/ (ˈlæɡən) /

noun

goods or wreckage on the sea bed, sometimes attached to a buoy to permit recoveryCompare flotsam, jetsam

Word Origin for lagan

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