salt marsh

noun

: flat land subject to overflow by salt water

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At the three-day event, guests enjoyed lazy pool swims, yoga classes, pizza night and cooking lessons, a beach day with BBQ in true Australian style, a visit to the salt marshes and a relaxed dinner surrounded by nature on the Isola Grande. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 Situated where the Little River meets the Atlantic Ocean, the roughly one-mile Timber Point Trail loop in the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge takes visitors through salt marshes, forest areas, and sandy shores. Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026 For all of these creatures, the coast’s patchwork of barrier islands, beaches, sandbars, salt marshes, tidal creeks and estuaries are vitally important for survival. Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 May 2026 Full- or half-day trips take paddlers through blackwater wooded environments, salt marshes, estuaries, swamps, rivers, and intracoastal waterways. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 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 31 May. 2026.

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salt marsh

noun
: flat land that is overflowed by salt water

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