swampland

noun

swamp·​land ˈswämp-ˌland How to pronounce swampland (audio)
ˈswȯmp-

Examples of swampland in a Sentence

attempting to build on swampland the ecology of the coastal swamplands
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Some of the swampland bordering the streams was spongy, miry, or covered with shallow water; much was flat lowland, normally dry except in time of flood. Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025 The feisty Pembroke Pines grandmother emerged as a hero a year ago today when firefighter-paramedics rescued her three days after her Toyota Tercel plummeted off Interstate 595 into a sweltering bed of swampland brush. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025 The song centers on a potential lover intent on enticing someone who found big cities in California and New York underwhelming to try out the sights of moonlit cypress trees in Louisiana, with its swamplands and sounds of Zydeco. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025 On the news there were stories about a new detention facility in the Everglades, in the swampland in the center of the state. Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swampland

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swampland was in 1662

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“Swampland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swampland. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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swampland

noun
swamp·​land ˈswäm-ˌpland How to pronounce swampland (audio)
ˈswȯm-
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