marshland
Americannoun
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marshlands
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of marshland
before 1150; Middle English mershland, Old English merscland. See marsh, land
Example Sentences
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"It is very difficult for my men. The area is still flooded, and elsewhere it is all marshland," Hawadi said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The militia member said the number of dead was unknown, as the operation on the vast expanse of water and marshland between Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad was still ongoing.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
Northern Sweden, where the training took place, is a web of rivers, lakes and marshland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Search teams combed the barren marshland on foot near to where he was found while a helicopter and drones searched for any clues on how and why he got there.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
Below the Morelos Dam the river turns into a maze of irrigation canals, marshland, and dead-end channels, among which McCandless repeatedly lost his way: Canals break off in a multitude of directions.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Canvey Island Foreshore, Essex - a family-favourite sandy beach, the island has only been populated since the 17th Century when the Dutch made the marshlands habitable.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Focusing instead on strengthening levees in the Delta and restoring tidal marshlands, he said, would ensure that water is “delivered to the doorstep of your existing pumps reliably.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said the diversion helped the river’s flow of sediment and relieved oversaturated marshlands, MLive.com reported.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
But the rare subspecies adapted to live in saltwater marshlands are considered threatened.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
The children dashed back to the house, trying to outrun the mosquitoes that swarmed up from the marshlands.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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