Dismal Swamp
a swamp in SE Virginia and NE North Carolina. About 30 miles (48 km) long; about 600 sq. mi. (1,500 sq. km).
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How to use Dismal Swamp in a sentence
When winter set in with its long dark nights no ray of light illuminated this Dismal Swamp.
The Animal Story Book | VariousYet it kept off some of the chill night air, and the miasmatic breath of that “Dismal Swamp.”
Nurse and Spy in the Union Army | S. Emma E. EdmondsIf History, driven upon Dismal Swamp with its horrors and perils, can get across unsunk, she will be lucky!
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleOnce he conceived the idea of reclaiming the Great Dismal Swamp, and actually explored it with reference to that ultimate purpose.
From Farm House to the White House | William M. ThayerThrough his agency, the incorporated company known as the Dismal Swamp Company was organized.
From Farm House to the White House | William M. Thayer
British Dictionary definitions for Dismal Swamp
a coastal marshland in SE Virginia and NE North Carolina: partly reclaimed. Area: about 1940 sq km (750 sq miles). Area before reclamation: 5200 sq km (2000 sq miles)
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