marshland

noun marsh·land \ ˈmärsh-ˌland \

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Examples: marshland in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of marshland from the Web

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
City officials have reportedly been spraying Volgograd Arena and the nearby marshlands with insecticide for the last few days, to little avail.

— sarah lyall, New York Times, "The Bugs of Volgograd: England-Tunisia Match Attracts Pests," 18 June 2018
Its stadium, which will host Portugal, was built on a mix of old housing and marshland.

— Washington Post, "World Cup has divisive legacy for Russia’s environment," 12 June 2018
Its stadium, which will host Portugal, was built on a mix of old housing and marshland.

— Fox News, "World Cup has divisive legacy for Russia's environment," 12 June 2018

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