muskeg

[ muhs-keg ]

/ ˈmʌs kɛg /

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noun

a bog of northern North America, commonly having sphagnum mosses, sedge, and sometimes stunted black spruce and tamarack trees.

Also called mas·keg

[mas-keg] /ˈmæs kɛg/ .

Origin of muskeg

1765–75; <Cree maske·k< Proto-Algonquian *maŝkye·kwi swamp

Words nearby muskeg

musk, muskallonge, musk bag, musk deer, musk duck, muskeg, Muskego, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, muskellunge, musket

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Example sentences from the Web for muskeg

He saw the solitary rider gather up his lines and move his horse further away from the edge of the muskeg.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch|Ridgwell Cullum
The direction in which they were moving was away from the settlement, down towards where the great level flat of the muskeg began.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch|Ridgwell Cullum
Jacky did not reply for an instant, her great eyes had taken on a look of deep anxiety as she gazed towards the muskeg.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch|Ridgwell Cullum
"'The longest way round is the shortest way to Bothwell,'" said Kate, when we drove five miles out of our way to avoid a muskeg.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922|Lucy Maud Montgomery

Muskeg an' thick forest run clear down to the shore o' the lake, an' a b'ar couldn't ha' pushed his way through.
The Boy With the U.S. Miners|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for muskeg

muskeg

/ (ˈmʌsˌkɛɡ) /

noun mainly Canadian

undrained boggy land characterized by sphagnum moss vegetationvast areas of muskeg

a bog or swamp of this nature

Word Origin for muskeg

C19: from Algonquian: grassy swamp

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单词	muskeg
释义	muskeg [ muhs-keg ] / ˈmʌs kɛg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR muskeg ON THESAURUS.COM noun a bog of northern North America, commonly having sphagnum mosses, sedge, and sometimes stunted black spruce and tamarack trees. Also called mas·keg [mas-keg] /ˈmæs kɛg/ . Origin of muskeg 1765–75; <Cree maske·k< Proto-Algonquian *maŝkye·kwi swamp Words nearby muskeg musk, muskallonge, musk bag, musk deer, musk duck, muskeg, Muskego, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, muskellunge, musket Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for muskeg He saw the solitary rider gather up his lines and move his horse further away from the edge of the muskeg. The Story of the Foss River Ranch\|Ridgwell Cullum The direction in which they were moving was away from the settlement, down towards where the great level flat of the muskeg began. The Story of the Foss River Ranch\|Ridgwell Cullum Jacky did not reply for an instant, her great eyes had taken on a look of deep anxiety as she gazed towards the muskeg. The Story of the Foss River Ranch\|Ridgwell Cullum "'The longest way round is the shortest way to Bothwell,'" said Kate, when we drove five miles out of our way to avoid a muskeg. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922\|Lucy Maud Montgomery Muskeg an' thick forest run clear down to the shore o' the lake, an' a b'ar couldn't ha' pushed his way through. The Boy With the U.S. Miners\|Francis Rolt-Wheeler British Dictionary definitions for muskeg muskeg / (ˈmʌsˌkɛɡ) / noun mainly Canadian undrained boggy land characterized by sphagnum moss vegetationvast areas of muskeg a bog or swamp of this nature Word Origin for muskeg C19: from Algonquian: grassy swamp 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 muskeg bog, fen, glade, marsh, marshland, mire, moor, morass, mud, quag, quagmire, slough, swampland, bottoms, everglade, holm, peat bog, polder, swale, wetland
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muskeg

noun

Origin of muskeg

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Example sentences from the Web for muskeg

British Dictionary definitions for muskeg

noun mainly Canadian

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