Definition of marsh
: a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)
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Examples of marsh in a Sentence
a wide expanse of marsh
the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
Recent Examples of marsh from the Web
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Phragmites is the bane of many saltwater marshes around the Chesapeake Bay watershed, crowding out natural grasses that are better suited to supporting native birds and insects.
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Decades of drainage and pollution from South Florida development and farming have already claimed half of the Everglades — a subtropical wilderness that includes sawgrass marshes, tree islands and mangrove coasts.
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Roseau is considered Louisiana's most erosion-resistant marsh plant.
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Suddenly, a powerful boom shook the ground and a cloud of gray smoke rose beyond the marsh, which meandered along the southern edge of the capital.
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By the end of the century 181,000 wells had been sunk on- and offshore in Louisiana alone, and more than 70,000 miles of pipeline right of way had been secured to transport oil and gas through the state’s marshes.
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In 1952, Lena Kendall and the A. H. Frost estate donated two parcels of the upper marsh to the University of California.
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The Gulf of Mexico, the rivers, lakes, and massive marshes that look more like sea than land, are woven into their identity.
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They were meant to drain the malarial marshes once and for all.
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Origin and Etymology of marsh
Middle English mersh, from Old English merisc, mersc; akin to Middle Dutch mersch marsh, Old English mere sea, pool — more at marine
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MARSH Defined for English Language Learners
marsh
playDefinition of marsh for English Language Learners
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: an area of soft, wet land that has many grasses and other plants
MARSH Defined for Kids
marsh
playDefinition of marsh for Students
: an area of soft wet land with grasses and related plants
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