marsh
noun
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
marshes
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pluralof marsh.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Saltwater is beginning to contaminate farmland reclaimed over the past five centuries from the delta marshes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Along the way, it passes through some of the country's most beautiful and varied landscapes, from salt marshes and sandy beaches to cliffs, dunes and historic coastal towns.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Anacondas currently live in wetlands, marshes and major rivers including the Amazon.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
He owns Little Pecan, a private island in the Louisiana marshes and a hunting paradise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
These were vast, airy marshes, some of them thirty miles wide, as splendid as fields of ripened wheat, yet as desolate in some ways as the dark side of the moon.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
