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This year’s release is given a burst of extra flavor with the addition of fleur de sel sea salt from the salt marshes of the coastal region of Camargue in France.—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025 Located right outside of town in neighboring Moss Point, the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve offers 18,000 acres of pine savannas, salt marshes, bays, bayous, and salt pannes to explore.—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025 Using the mobile app iNaturalist, participants snapped images of birds, plants, trees and shrubs along the salt marsh section of the creek and uploaded them to the app.—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025 The salt marshes and estuaries are a magnet for migratory birds, whose colorful plumage rivals the blaze of bold leaves.—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt marsh
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of salt marsh was
before the 12th century
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