swampland
- noun
- /ˈswɑːmplænd/
- Below, the calm water of moist swampland reflected the cliffs, an image marred by stands of stubby pagodas and bubbleweed.
If we learn anything from all those poor people who have purchased swampland with the hopes of striking it rich, we should take away one lesson.
- If we learn anything from all those poor people who have purchased swampland with the hopes of striking it rich, we should take away one lesson.
Examples
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The narrow canyon opened up to a rocky slope that dropped down to the vast, misty swampland.
Fiction book (2001) -
Originally, all this was swampland.
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I like old houses, and I like your countryside and the swampland.
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"We head southwest from here, through swampland, if the map's right.
Fiction book (1992) -
Or will the dark mysticism of this Southern swampland get the better of them?
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Other than that, he had never left the rolling hills and swampland that surrounded his family's farm.
Fiction book (2001) -
A lonely stretch of road cutting through untamed swampland.
Fiction book (2002) -
In contrast, as many as 320 acres of swampland could be purchased from the state for $1.00 an acre.
Academic text (1994) -
The tourist was fascinated by the diverse wildlife that thrived in the swampland near the river.
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The construction of homes on the swampland required special engineering to prevent flooding.
Synonyms
A low wet area with trees and plants that is often flooded
An area of land that is always or sometimes wet and has water plants and animals
A large low wet area with thick plants and water
Antonyms
How Wet
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Swampland is simply swamp + land. A swamp is wet, soft ground with water and trees, so swampland means 'land that is swampy or sometimes flooded', which is why it often has special plants and is hard to build on.