Fens

[ fenz ]

noun

1. Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in eastern England, south of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.

Fens

/ fɛnz /

plural noun

1. the Fens
   a flat low-lying area of E England, west and south of the Wash: consisted of marshes until reclaimed in the 17th to 19th centuries

Example Sentences

So, Foster abandons his car—license plate D-FENS—on the highway and sets out on foot.

From The Daily Beast

It goes to show that our doctrine is of God, else "behemoth would lie under shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens."

From Project Gutenberg

It was then built quite in the country, with the fens behind, fields in front, and no houses beyond it.

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The sea itself is about four miles away, and the dead level of the fens extends all around the town.

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At Stamford itself one would hardly suppose that the fens were near.

From Project Gutenberg

The history of the drainage of the fens and the rectification of its river courses is a long and complicated one.

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