Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.

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

Origin

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

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”)

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered:lagendligan

Word family

5 related words

See also

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