Definition of swampland
: swamp 1
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Examples of swampland in a Sentence
attempting to build on swampland
the ecology of the coastal swamplands
Recent Examples of swampland from the Web
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After a night fending off swarms of mosquitoes in swamplands near the river, [Mauricio Posadas] and his son were caught by the Border Patrol [last month].
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Natalie Portman stars as one of the female scientists who wander into a swatch of Florida swampland that’s been turned otherworldly courtesy of a mysterious alien force.
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Beneath its artificial shine lies dark, primeval swampland; a gulf divides the seen from the unseen.
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As monsoon rains bare down on sprawling Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, the U.N. warns that some 200,000 refugees sheltering on the swampland are at risk from landslides and flooding.
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Known for building the Broad Causeway and developing Bay Harbor Islands from swampland of mud and mangroves, Broad played a small yet crucial role in the founding of the State of Israel.
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There was just one problem: Under Louisiana state law, any waterways that are accessible by boat are supposed to be public property, argued Carpenter—even what was previously unnavigable swampland.
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Pennsylvania oil speculators and European immigrants flocked to Lambton County’s mucky swamplands to seek their fortunes in the gumbeds.
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Archival footage and stellar images of the band practicing endlessly in a rundown cabin in a swamplands filled with gators and mosquitos underscore what the band was all about.
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First Known Use of swampland
1662
SWAMPLAND Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of swampland for English Language Learners
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: wet land that is partly covered with water
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