| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| lagan |
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| SYLLABICATION: | lag·an |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  l g  n |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also li·gan ( l gn) or lag·end ( lgnd) |
| NOUN: | Cargo or equipment thrown into the sea but attached to a float or buoy so that it can be recovered. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, possibly from Old Norse lögn, lagn-. See legh- in Appendix I.
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