lagan
9.9
Items left in the sea with a buoy so people can find them later
- noun
- /ˈleɪɡən/
- Archaic
:
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- The treasure hunters were excited to dive after the lagan they believed contained valuable artifacts.
Examples
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There is some good news along the River Lagan.
Academic text (2011) -
Lagan:
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At the other extreme, the cP*c drops to as low as 0.20 in Belfast East, Castlereagh, and Holywood, contiguous territories east of the River Lagan.
Academic text (1997) -
The fishermen used bright buoys to mark the location of the lagan they had dropped in the sea.
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Salvage operations began to recover the lagan that had been lost during the storm.
Synonyms
9.9
Goods or wreckage that lie on the sea bottom and are marked by a buoy so people can recover them
is goods cast into the sea and attached to a buoy for later recovery
9.9
Items from a sunken ship on the sea floor marked by a buoy for recovery
is goods cast into the sea and attached to a buoy for later recovery
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lagan comes from an old seafaring word related to lay 'to place' or 'to lay down'. So lagan are goods that were 'laid' in the sea and marked with a buoy so they can be found and brought back later.
