salt marsh

noun

: flat land subject to overflow by salt water

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Summer is also the perfect time for fishing and boating, from sailing the Choptank River to paddling the salt marshes of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025 The Whitehouse—a grand Georgian manor facing the bleak Essex salt marshes—had been locked from the inside when the family’s bodies were discovered. Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025 Changes to the coast and sea floor, such as from channel dredging or loss of salt marshes, mangroves or sand dunes, can affect the resistance that storm surge will face. Navid Tahvildari, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025 This year’s release is given a burst of extra flavor with the addition of fleur de sel sea salt from the salt marshes of the coastal region of Camargue in France. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt marsh

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salt marsh was before the 12th century

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“Salt marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20marsh. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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salt marsh

noun
: flat land that is overflowed by salt water

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