marshland
a region, area, or district characterized by marshes, swamps, bogs, or the like.
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How to use marshland in a sentence
The expanse of streams and marshland roughly 200 miles southwest of Anchorage contains two treasures.
EPA to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay, blocking major gold mine | Dino Grandoni, Josh Partlow | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostOn our last day, we booked seats on Captain Barry’s Back Bay Cruises, a hands-on tour of the waters and marshlands off the island’s western coastline.
On Virginia’s Chincoteague Island — all this and ponies, too | Nevin Martell | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostAlthough the coastal zone is filled with marshland, the storm brought extreme flooding and damaging winds further inland to towns and cities.
Before and after images show the devastation from Hurricane Ida | Kasha Patel, Laris Karklis, Zach Levitt | September 1, 2021 | Washington PostDunbar Creek, the way it ripples and settles with ease, holds something other than fish, trash, mud, and marshland treasures.
A vacation town promises rest and relaxation. The water knows the truth. | Nneka M. Okona | August 26, 2021 | VoxHalfway between Savannah and Jacksonville, the sprawling marshlands give way to sweeping coastal landscapes.
A vacation town promises rest and relaxation. The water knows the truth. | Nneka M. Okona | August 26, 2021 | Vox
Below, the thick marshland and dim lights created a scene that Breman describes as “Joseph Conrad territory.”
The restaurant harvests its oysters from nearby marshland beds seeded with crushed shells to help the young ones get a footing.
The land loss continues; every 50 minutes, a football field–size chunk of marshland melts into the sea.
BP’s $7.8 Billion Settlement of Deepwater Horizon Spill Does Nothing for Louisiana | John M. Barry | March 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of my earliest recollections is of a dreary marshland by the sea.
John Ingerfield and Other Stories | Jerome K. JeromeTo her supprise Helen came to the door instead of marshland.
Daisy Ashford: Her Book | Daisy Ashford"Ah this is marshland's cooking" thought Helen as she raised the cover of the dish.
Daisy Ashford: Her Book | Daisy AshfordAll this she uttered in so calm a tone as to quite supprise marshland.
Daisy Ashford: Her Book | Daisy AshfordOver there amidst that long stretch of marshland, in many a cove and reedy creek, the wild ducks were securely hidden.
The Fourth Watch | H. A. Cody
British Dictionary definitions for marshland
/ (ˈmɑːʃlənd) /
land consisting of marshes
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