marshland

noun

marsh·​land ˈmärsh-ˌland 

: a marshy tract or area : marsh

Synonyms of marshland

• marsh
• wetland
• swamp

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 on the Web

As the Coast Starlight approaches the Bay Area, the train glides past marshlands, open water, and distant city skylines before continuing toward California’s Central Coast. —Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026

Key Takeaways This Georgia barrier island is home to maritime forests, marshlands, wide beaches, and wild horses. —Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026

The protagonist is a nine-year-old girl named Lamia (Baneen Ahmad Nayyef), who lives with her grandmother (Waheed Thabet Khreibat), in a mudhif, a house of twisted reeds, in Iraq’s southern marshlands. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026

Consider the Wildland Trust Trails in Plymouth for flatter hikes through and past marshlands and other coastal sites. —Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for marshland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

marshland

noun

marsh·​land ˈmärsh-ˌland 

: a marshy area : marsh