marshland

noun

marsh·land | \ ˈmärsh-ˌland

Definition of marshland

: a marshy tract or area : marsh

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Examples of marshland in a Sentence

one hundred acres of marshland grasses, sedges, and rushes are the plant species most commonly found in marshlands

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On Thursday, officials expanded their search to include the marshlands and the woods nearby. — Fox News, "Body believed to be missing North Carolina boy with autism found, FBI says," 27 Sep. 2018 The Dutch government took a shine to the idea of rewilding, introducing deer and Konik horses to a 12,300-acre parcel of marshland outside Amsterdam but failed to cull the herd in winter or introduce any predators. — Nina Sovich, WSJ, "The New Outdoor Getaway: Landscapes That Have Been ‘Rewilded’," 20 Sep. 2018 The three men involved in Sunday's deadly helicopter crash into a St. Charles Parish marshland were identified Monday (May 21) by the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office. — Littice Bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "Victims in fatal Boutte helicopter crash identified," 21 May 2018 After more than a year of watching a foreign pest eat through thousands of acres of south Louisiana marshland, government leaders now appear ready to spend some serious money to fight the problem. — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, "Fight against Louisiana's wetland plague getting $1 million boost," 16 May 2018 Rent a bicycle and enjoy miles of cycling trails through scenic villages and marshland, explore local tributaries via kayak, canoe or paddleboard or go crabbing in the bay. — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian, "The 20 Best Small Towns To Visit in 2018," 5 June 2018 The town, which is set on three ridges separated by marshland and brackish creeks, occupies roughly a square mile. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "As goes Maine, so goes the nation?," 12 June 2018 Without the layers of protection of the marshland and barrier islands, Boustany says, coastal Louisiana -- and the people who live here -- become more vulnerable to increasingly powerful storms. — Gena Somra, CNN, "Louisiana's shrinking marshes signal the loss of a way of life," 6 June 2018 Now it’s been whittled to about a mile wide by three miles long, most of that marshland that barely clears the tide. — Earl Swift, Outside Online, "The Incredible True Story of the Henrietta C.," 20 June 2018

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