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[ mahrsh-land ] / ˈmɑrʃˌlænd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR marshland ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna region, area, or district characterized by marshes, swamps, bogs, or the like. Origin of marshlandbefore 1150; Middle English mershland,Old English merscland.See marsh, land Words nearby marshlandmarsh gas, marsh grass, marsh harrier, marsh hawk, marsh hen, marshland, marshmallow, marshmallow test, marsh marigold, marsh orchid, marsh pink Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marshlandThe land loss continues; every 50 minutes, a football field–size chunk of marshland melts into the sea. BP’s $7.8 Billion Settlement of Deepwater Horizon Spill Does Nothing for Louisiana|John M. Barry|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST The adventurers' "fort" presented a semicircle, the horns resting on marshland and on an inaccessible ravine respectively. The Red River Half-Breed|Gustave Aimard They have searched the woods, and the marshland, and the roadways. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People|Constance D'Arcy Mackay Presently we dropped into the marshland at the base of the hill, and lost all save the red glare in the sky above us. Sir Ludar|Talbot Baines Reed
Then was born the great smith, Ilmarinen, and the next morning after he was born he built his smithy on a hill near the marshland. Finnish Legends for English Children|R. Eivind She soon opened her eyes and fixed them on her cousin, "go away" she said calmly "I want to speak to Marshland." Daisy Ashford: Her Book|Daisy Ashford
British Dictionary definitions for marshland
nounland consisting of marshes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to marshlandglade, bog, fen, mire, quagmire, mud, moor, slough, marsh, quag, swampland, morass, swale, polder, wetland, bottoms, muskeg, everglade, holm, peat bog |