wetland
noun
wet·land
ˈwet-ˌland 
-lənd
: land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered often intermittently with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture
—usually used in plural
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the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
Just a 15-minute walk from the shops of Cholokka Boulevard is Tuscawilla Preserve, a 600-acre nature preserve consisting of prairie lands, wetlands, and mesic forests.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to Tibet visited Yani Wetland on trips to Tibet in recent years, and both emphasized the importance of ecological preservation, suggesting that the wetland will be preserved at least in part.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Those chemicals, along with boating gas and oil contaminants, could flow back into the creek, nearby wetlands and well groundwater, per the letter.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Wetland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wetland. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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wetland
noun
wet·land
ˈwet-ˌland
: land or areas (as marshes or swamps) having much soil moisture
—usually used in plural
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