/li mahn", -man"/ , n. Geol.
1. a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
2. an area of mud or silt deposited near the mouth of a river.
[ 1855-60; limán estuary, coastal salt lake liménion, liménas (cf. Gk limén harbor) ]