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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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How to use lagan in a sentence
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
Word Origin for lagan
C16: from Old French lagan, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse lögn dragnet
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