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lagan

la·gan

UK/ˈlæɡən/ US/ˈlæɡʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

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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