lagan

Pronunciation: /ˈlæɡən/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered

Etymology

Per Littré, from Old French lagan, from Medieval Latin laga maris (“law of the sea”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”) and Latin maris (“of the sea”)

Synonyms

lagend, ligan

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
wreckage

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