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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Nepali rescue teams battled difficult terrain, an unpredictable river and treacherous marshland on Monday, the sixth day in their search for survivors and victims of devastating floods.
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
Amid this gentle drama, Jewett depicts the marshland, where “the lines of the creeks made a broad tracery whichever way one looked.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
"Right opposite us there's loads of marshland and riverways, that's why we strongly suspect that she's there," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
With the city ever-expanding, it would only be a matter of time before the marshland at its outskirts was filled in and built upon.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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
Its marshlands store large amounts of carbon, helping to mitigate climate change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
But the rare subspecies adapted to live in saltwater marshlands are considered threatened.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
Donana boasts lagoons, marshlands, scrub woodland, beaches and sand dunes and is home to fallow deer, badgers and endangered species including the Spanish imperial eagle and the Iberian lynx.
From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2023
They came to marshlands, tall grasses and cattails, shadowy in the gray afternoon.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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