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
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
Having driven up to Llyn Teifi in the Cambrian mountains, we stand on a bridge, surrounded by rocky outcrops and marshland.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Northern Sweden, where the training took place, is a web of rivers, lakes and marshland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Chicago had been built largely on soggy marshland that flooded every time it rained.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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 western Spanish region of Extremadura, which also has substantial marshlands, has seen 17 cases.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 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
A light breeze came off the water, smelling of salt and marshlands.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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