释义 |
fenlandfen‧land /ˈfenlənd, -lænd/ noun [countable, uncountable] - From the late eighteenth century onwards, normal parliamentary Acts of Enclosure authorised the break-up of many thousands of acres of fenland.
- In 1910, the Hon Charles Rothschild purchased 138 hectares of this fenland fragment and declared it a nature reserve.
- Such conditions produced a very isolated way of life for fenland farmers.
- Then it follows a former railway line to Woodhall Spa before crossing fenland on its way to the cathedral city of Lincoln.
- Under the pressure of population growth the fenland holdings were broken down into smaller and smaller fragments.
a fen |