单词 | mud-land |
释义 | mud-landn. = mudflat n. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > marsh in river-mouth mud-land1791 liman1858 1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery II. 158 Its banks..are covered, like the other mud-lands of this country, with sea-grass, which gives them the air of meadows when the tide retires. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 487 Mud-lands, the extensive marshes left dry by the retiring tide in estuaries and river mouths. 1899 Daily News 8 Apr. 5/3 Portsmouth Harbour and the mudland in proximity. 1927 Daily Tel. 22 Nov. 14/1 This scheme..involves the reclamation of over 400 acres of mudland. 2000 Irish Voice (Nexis) 28 Nov. 4 They meet at the Forty Foot and plan an epic swim to the mud-lands off Dalkey Island. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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