marshland
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Synonyms
bog, fen, marsh, mire, moor, morass, muskeg, slough (also slew), swamp, swampland, wash, wetland
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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 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'marshland.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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marshland
noun
English Language Learners Definition of marshland
: an area of soft and wet land
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