marshland
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈmɑrʃˌlænd/
- A Venetian fort looks across marshland where nineteenth-century Ottomans and Englishmen on the Grand Tour hunted.
- lakes and marshland
- marshland and rivers
Examples
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In her childhood, this had been grassy marshland, with a few plain-faced cottages scattered about.
Fiction book (1995) -
Because some areas were on marshland, fill dirt had to be added.
Academic text (2009) -
We're no longer in a plaza, but in a vast marshland.
Fiction book (1995) -
Irregular hills are separated by marshland and several small rivers.
Academic text (1994) -
You know that's marshland prairie, Captain.
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Here, a boom is used to protect marshland in Terrebonne Parish on the Louisiana coast in 2010.
Blog text (24) -
Perhaps that is why local marshland and retention pond projects are recommended to offset the UHI effect.
Blog text (29) -
Outside, the musty odor of marshlands filled the air.
Fiction book (1998) -
The upper portion of Calcasieu Lake is characterized by an extensive network of bayous, with marshlands providing nursery areas for juvenile shrimp.
Academic text (1991) -
The colorful birds nested in the lush marshland near the riverbank.
Synonyms
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1.9
A low wet area with trees and plants that is often flooded
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2.6
A low, wet area with grasses and reeds near water
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3.5
An area of land that is always or sometimes wet and has water plants and animals
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3.8
Low land that often floods and has trees and bushes
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4.4
A low coastal area flooded by seawater where plants can live in salty water
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8.5
A low, wet area of land with grass that often lies between land and water
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5.8
An area of wet land with a thick layer of old plant material that holds water
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4.8
A large low wet area with thick plants and water
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9.9
Low wet land near a river where plants grow
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8.2
A low, wet area with tall grasses and standing water
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6.1
Wet, spongy land with moss and peat where plants and animals live
How Wet
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Marshland comes from the two parts marsh and land. Marsh means 'wet, soft ground', so marshland is land that stays wet and grassy where water meets dry ground.