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noun wet·land \ ˈwet-ˌland , -lənd \

Definition of wetland

:land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered often intermittently with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture —usually used in plural

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the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development

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Fire ants are native to South America and adapted to surviving in flood plains in the wetlands of Brazil.

— christine hauser, The Seattle Times, "About those floating fire ants that surfaced when Harvey hit," 30 Aug. 2017
Some 20 trillion gallons of water are pouring onto the urban plain, where developers have paved over the wetlands that would drain the water.

— james hamblin, The Atlantic, "The Looming Consequences of Breathing Mold," 30 Aug. 2017
The samples painted a picture of emissions released not from the ocean floor but from known sources in tropical wetlands.

— joshua emerson smith, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Methane "climate bomb" not likely according to new Scripps study," 24 Aug. 2017
In addition to the renovated playground, the park includes a ball field, multiuse trail, sled hill, basketball courts, an open field, a wetland area and a parking lot.

— michelle mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville News Digest," 18 Aug. 2017
Initial landscaping has been done but additional landscaping has been planned, according to the village. Incorporating wetland mitigation and preservation into the master plan is among the village's goals, as is improving stormwater drainage.

— mike nolan, Daily Southtown, "Orland Park eyes park upgrades," 8 Aug. 2017
The tree thrives in wetland environments, but is not limited to them.

— dennis pillion | dpillion@al.com, AL.com, "Alabama fears this invasive plant so much we attacked it from the air," 31 July 2017
But over the coming decades these fragile wetlands are to be transformed into an enormous satellite city for China’s overcrowded capital.

— ian johnson, New York Times, "Sacred Lakes Threatened by China’s Growing Capital," 24 July 2017
Porterco Conservation Trust is taking the wetland, and former garbage dump, and restoring it as a shorebird sanctuary.

— Post-Tribune, "Marram Health Center welcomes physician," 13 July 2017

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wetland Synonyms

Synonyms

bog, fen, marsh, marshland, mire, moor, morass, muskeg, slough (also slew or slue), swampland, wash, swamp

Related Words

swale; quagmire; guck (or gook), muck, mud, ooze, slime, slop, sludge, slush

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: an area of land (such as a marsh or swamp) that is covered with shallow water

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