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Veterinarians and local villagers came to the aid of a 10-year-old elephant that was stuck in a marshy area with a leg injury at the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary east of Gauhati, India.
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San Diego lifeguards and firefighters pulled the person out of the car, which lay in a marshy spot of the river off Dairy Mart Road and Camino de la Plaza.
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Also on the drawing board are massive new storm-surge barriers and reinforcements around cities like Rotterdam and Dordrecht, built on the marshy delta where the Rhine and Meuse rivers meet the sea.
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First Known Use of marshy
14th century
MARSHY Defined for Kids
marshy
play
adjective
\ˈmär-shē\
Definition of marshy for Students
marshier
;marshiest
: like or containing soft wet land
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