swampland

American  

[swomp-land] / ˈswɒmpˌlænd /

noun

1. land or an area covered with swamps.

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swampland British  

/ ˈswɒmpˌlænd /

noun

1. a permanently waterlogged area; marshland

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Etymology

Origin of swampland

An Americanism dating back to 1655–65; swamp + land

Example Sentences

The powers of a landowner can range from the almost full sovereignty enjoyed by a mighty feudal noble to the essentially nonexistent rights I have over the protected swampland outside my window.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

According to AP News, the center is designed to house up to 5,000 migrants in temporary structures and will rely on nearby swampland, as well as local wildlife like alligators and pythons, as natural barriers.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

Vice City's version of Miami's art deco, neon-lit beachfront appears in the trailer, as does the Grassrivers swampland, inspired by the Florida everglades.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

“The State of Florida has flourished in the years since Walt Disney himself surveyed many acres of swampland in 1963 and dreamed of the possibility of Walt Disney World,” the lawsuit says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

I pictured the snowflaky, Grandma Moses villages, the reaches of swampland rattling with dried cattails, the ponds where frog and hornpout dreamed in a sheath of ice, and the shivering woods.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath