marshland
[mahrsh-land]
Origin of marshland
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Related Words for marshland
glade, bog, fen, mire, quagmire, mud, moor, slough, marsh, quag, swampland, morass, swale, polder, wetland, muskeg, everglade, holmExamples from the Web for marshland
Contemporary Examples of marshland
The land loss continues; every 50 minutes, a football field–size chunk of marshland melts into the sea.
BP’s $7.8 Billion Settlement of Deepwater Horizon Spill Does Nothing for LouisianaJohn M. Barry
March 7, 2012
Historical Examples of marshland
Though a marshland is always open it is still curiously secret.
Alarms and DiscursionsG. K. Chesterton
So the dirge of the frog is the cry of the spirit of river and marshland.
The Log of the SunWilliam Beebe
At the back of them was a marshland, dense with trees and underbrush.
Rose O'ParadiseGrace Miller White
Then the ruffian turned, slowly dragging her foot by foot into the marshland.
Rose O'ParadiseGrace Miller White
To her supprise Helen came to the door instead of Marshland.
Daisy Ashford: Her BookDaisy Ashford
marshland
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