1. goods or wreckage lying on the sea bottom
Usage: nautical; legal

Examples

• The salvage crew searched for lagan from the sunken merchant vessel.
• Maritime law distinguishes between lagan and other types of marine debris.
• Divers discovered lagan scattered across the ocean floor near the wreck site.
• The court ruled on the ownership rights to the lagan recovered by the expedition.
• Ancient lagan provides valuable archaeological evidence of historical trade routes.