peat bog
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of peat bog
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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What was once a coastal bay is now dotted with small lakes, peat bogs, and mires with white sphagnum mosses and grassy sedge plants.
From Scientific American
And researchers have collected a wealth of new data, deploying satellites and ocean buoys and gaining a clearer picture of the Earth’s past climate by analyzing ice cores and peat bogs.
From Seattle Times
Meanwhile, peat bogs currently help reduce the effects of climate change by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.
From BBC
A pair of cranes are nesting on a rewetted peat bog in the Republic of Ireland's midlands.
From BBC
Dr. Zhilin has spent much of the last 12 years investigating other peat bogs in the Urals.
From New York Times
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