Definition of swampland
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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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Prior to European settlement, much of the Central Valley would flood and become swampland during the winter, forming what historians describe as a vast inland sea.
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Tuttle was an American businesswoman who bought 644 acres of swampland and was key in developing the Magic City.
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The U.S. swapped a plot of land that used to house the Phoenix Indian School for Native American Children for about 100,000 acres of Florida Everglades swampland that officials wanted to preserve.
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The wrecked single-engine Cessna 152 and body were discovered Wednesday in the swampland about seven miles west of Homestead, said Kathleen Bergen, of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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The city sat on 650 acres of swampland where the Expo Center, the raceway and golf course are today.
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The following books will guide you through the state’s swamplands, retirement communities and cultural enclaves, offering outright or de facto defenses of Florida.
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Emerging from swampland more than 35 years ago, the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass has always been a good walk often spoiled by the dangers resting from the first tee to the 18th green.
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Desimone bought and drained swamplands along the Duwamish to create fertile farmland that in time gave way to Boeing’s industrial needs.
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First Known Use of swampland
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SWAMPLAND Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of swampland for English Language Learners
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: wet land that is partly covered with water
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