Fens

[fenz]

noun

1. Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in eastern England, south of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.

Fens

/ fɛnz /

plural noun

1. a flat low-lying area of E England, west and south of the Wash: consisted of marshes until reclaimed in the 17th to 19th centuries

Example Sentences

The land in the Fens is some of the most productive in the UK.

Read more on BBC

The New Forest is home to ancient woodland, fens, heaths and bogs, making it a diverse habitat.

Read more on BBC

The announcement means that final decisions about the Fens Reservoir in Cambridgeshire and the Lincolnshire Reservoir will be taken by Environment Secretary Steve Reed, rather than at a local level.

Read more on BBC

For those unfamiliar, castlecore is a sort of Romantic medievalism marked by sumptuous wealth—think windswept fens, lots of metalwork, richly colored fabrics, and stone keeps haunted by desperate lovers.

Read more on Slate

There will be many more groups with placards beeping their horns outside airports and in the Fens, if this agenda is actually delivered.

Read more on BBC