Fens

American  

[fenz] / fɛnz /

noun

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

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Fens British  

/ 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

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Fens

Firefighters hacked their way through boggy terrain overnight to fully surround Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, but crews were still battling numerous flare-ups in the High Fens nature reserve.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Eastern Belgium has become Europe's most urgent fire front, with a vast blaze tearing through the High Fens nature reserve for the past four days.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Residents were ordered to evacuate two nearby villages as the flames consumed a third of the High Fens, with local officials warning the fire - which had been burning since Friday - could reach homes.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Their disappearance made national headlines and led to police appeals and tireless searches of the town and flat countryside of The Fens.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

The road to the left, which I was not to take, led to the Fens, where the ogres lived.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

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