LIMAN
- muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit
- area of mud or silt deposited near the mouth of a river
- a lagoon (a shallow body of water) [n LIMANS]
- a lagoon (a shallow body of water, also LAGUNA, LAGUNE) [n -S]