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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The results pointed to a remarkably persistent landscape containing woodlands, open grasslands, marshes, flowing rivers, and shallow bodies of water.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
North American river otters live in rivers, lakes, streams, marshes and on seacoasts, according to the conservation group River Otter Ecology Project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Saltwater is beginning to contaminate farmland reclaimed over the past five centuries from the delta marshes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Development and hard infrastructure - in Farlington's case, the A27 - means there is nowhere for the marshes to retreat inland.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Lord of the eastern marshes, Hudumbran-by-Thiren, and the Wydeconte Hills.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
