Lagan definition

lăgənd
(maritime law) Goods cast overboard, as in a storm, with a buoy attached to identify the owner.
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(law) Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor.
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Cargo or equipment thrown into the sea but attached to a float or buoy so that it can be recovered.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of lagan - ligan

Origin of lagan

  • French from Old French possibly from Old Norse lögn lagn- legh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French lagan, lagand, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.

    From Wiktionary

Lagan Sentence Examples

  • The drift geology map also highlights spreads of alluvial deposits associated with the floodplains of the rivers that form the headwaters of the Lagan.

  • On the north side of the Lagan Valley the Triassic sandstone is succeeded by reddish Triassic mudstone which does not provide a water supply.

  • In the east of the region the lowlands extend northeastwards along the fault-guided Lagan Valley.

  • This flow direction is confirmed by the extensive swarms of drumlins that are found in LCAs to the south of the Lagan Valley.

  • This physical stratification is the primary requisite for the development of algal blooms in the Tidal Lagan, as nutrients are rarely limiting.

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