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Another word for marshland

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Noun

  1. A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water

      1. Any of certain other wetland areas, such as a fen, having a peat substrate.
      2. Wet, spongy ground, characterized by decaying mosses that form peat; a small marsh or swamp
      3. An area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees usually grow.
      1. A monetary unit of China, equal to1100 of a yuan
      2. A plural form of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
      3. An area of low, flat, marshy land; swamp; bog
      1. A topographic surname for someone living by a marsh.
      2. A tract of low, wet, soft land that is temporarily, or permanently, covered with water, characterized by aquatic, grasslike vegetation; swamp; bog; morass; fen
      1. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation:
      2. Deep slimy soil or mud.
      3. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog.
      1. Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult.
      2. An area of low-lying, soggy ground.
      3. A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
      1. (Canada) A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce.
      2. A peat bog formed by an accumulation of sphagnum moss, leaves, and decayed matter, often with scattered small trees, and found especially in northern North America.
      1. A quagmire.
      2. (Rare) A bog or marsh
      1. A swampy, soggy area of ground.
      2. Wet, boggy ground, yielding under the foot
      3. Land with a soft muddy surface.
      1. A stagnant swamp, marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater.
      2. A layer or mass of dead tissue separated from surrounding living tissue, as in a wound, sore, or inflammation.
      3. A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud or mire.
      1. A situation or place fraught with difficulties and imponderables:
      2. An area of low-lying land that is frequently flooded, especially one dominated by woody plants.
      3. A piece of wet, spongy land that is permanently or periodically covered with water, characterized by growths of shrubs and trees; marsh; bog
      1. Land of swampy consistency or having many swamps on it.
      2. (Uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.
      3. (Countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
      1. An area of land characterized by swamps, marshes, etc. that is preserved for wildlife
      2. Swamps or marshes
      3. Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.
    See also:

    dry

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Sentence Examples

  • high, and is connected by a narrow strip of marshland with the shore.

  • The surface is generally flat, and there is much marshland in its southern part, and along its north-eastern shore.

  • The site chosen consisted of an expanse of marshland through which the Stour flowed as an insignificant stream.

  • The work was carried out in the years 174 6 - 1 753, a large tract of marshland being brought under cultivation, a considerable detour cut off, and the main stream successfully confined to the canal, 12 M.

  • Bandini), promoted agriculture, and reclaimed wide areas of marshland to intensive cultivation.

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