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swales

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plural of swale

as in wetlands

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Noun

The trails meander through forests and wetlands, beneath bridges, and down to the river.

— Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
The environmental plan includes restoring more than 33 acres of wetlands, revitalizing coastal dunes and mangrove ecosystems, and expanding bird habitats.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of wetlands

Noun

During this time, bogs, marshes, and other wetlands, historically seen as disease-ridden and deleterious to human health, were reevaluated by scientists and conservationists as valuable wildlife habitats.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
When the boat leaves the shallow saw grass marshes for a 90-foot-deep natural sinkhole called Gator Lake, get your camera ready.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of marshes

Noun

Brannan Island State Recreation Area Located near the eastern end of the maze of rivers and sloughs that make up the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.

— Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 June 2026

Definition of sloughs

Noun

During this time, bogs, marshes, and other wetlands, historically seen as disease-ridden and deleterious to human health, were reevaluated by scientists and conservationists as valuable wildlife habitats.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
The rest of the structure was made from stones (carefully stacked, with no mortar) and turf cut into chunks from the peat bogs.

— Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2026

Definition of bogs

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But bad ideas are like those Hollywood horror movies in which monsters always reemerge from the swamps to terrorize us again.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
This member of the Colubridae family of snakes is found in mangrove swamps and tropical lowland forests from the Malay Peninsula to the Philippines.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of swamps

Noun

Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Bogs and fens are areas that accumulate peat – deposits of dead and partly decomposed plant materials that form organic-rich soil.

— Jon Sweetman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2022

Definition of fens

Noun

Tucked along the May River and surrounded by scenic marshlands, the resort offers accommodations ranging from inn rooms to signature residences, plus restaurants, a spa, golf, three pool areas, and programming for all ages.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026
This can lead to habitat loss and fragmentation, especially when projects are built in ecologically sensitive areas such as marshlands, marine ecosystems and similar.

— Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of marshlands

Noun

As with her earlier work, ecotourism will be a crucial component of conserving these feral swamplands and dry tropical forests at the heart of South America.

— The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
In the 1950s, land reclamation transformed former swamplands and a typhoon shelter into today’s Victoria Park and Causeway Bay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026

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