n.

1. 潟湖
2. 【美】【澳】（大湖或江河附近的）小而淺的淡水湖

n.

1. a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef.
2. N. Amer. & Austral./NZ a small freshwater lake near a larger lake or river.
3. an artificial pool for the treatment of effluent or to accommodate an overspill from surface drains.