noun
definition
Marshy land; bog or fen
Examples of marshland in a Sentence
The surface is generally flat, and there is much marshland in its southern part, and along its north-eastern shore.
The site chosen consisted of an expanse of marshland through which the Stour flowed as an insignificant stream.
In Norfolk the reeds of marshland are employed, and they constitute a durable thatch lasting from thirty to forty years or more.
Along the west coast extends the "Marshland," a belt of rich alluvial soil formed by the deposits of the North Sea, and varying in breadth from 5 to 15 m.
The Middlebridge area was once surrounded by marshland, which made any large-scale settlement impossible here.
In the south, Holland is the fen country - drained marshland which is rich and fertile.
Fbhr, the most fertile of the North Frisian islands, is principally marshland, and comparatively well wooded.
Repeated air-raids took place in the vicinity and there were several bombardments from the sea, but Richborough itself was never seriously damaged, the low-lying, featureless character of the marshland probably affording its best protection, more especially at night.
The Taitza lake is divided only by a strip of marshland from Lake Razim, a broad landlocked sheet of water which opens on the Black Sea.
This building was the first to be erected on the reclaimed marshland between 1652 and 1656.
There's a host of wild flowers on the strip in summer, and sublime surrounding marshland and woodland.
Paved with polygonal slabs of basalt brought from the hills, it crossed marshland, valleys, streams and mountains.
A Brief History of the Area The area around Glastonbury was once flooded marshland with dry areas of higher land.
The Visitor Center overlooks a small marshland full of reed mace and reed sweet grass.
The other larger site, is further out, in the former marshland.
Theft Of Livestock The coastal marshland and extensive common land meant that the Dengie 100 teemed with livestock especially sheep.
There is also an area of flat, low-lying marshland in the east, much of which has been drained for agricultural use.
If time permits we'll explore some freshwater marshland and orchards before returning to our hotel in the late afternoon.
The central peninsula contains some marshland and moorland pasture, on which a few thousand sheep graze; but the rest of the island consists merely of dunes or sandhills.
The Leisure Center is erected upon reclaimed marshland while William Low 's supermarket is built on a bank of the loch.
Soon I was splashing through marshland where huge bulrushes towered overhead.
The marshland around the intercostal's waterway is home to a vast array of animals and birds and bring the city residents the kind of peaceful escape not often found a stone's throw away from an urban setting.
The trails pass through wooded areas and marshland, offering glimpses of a variety of plants and animals, such as great blue herons, barred and great horned owls, redheaded woodpeckers, red-tailed hawks, kestrels and turkey vultures.
Neuwerk, containing some marshland protected by dikes, has two lighthouses and a lifeboat station.
The surrounding district, exceptionally fertile marshland, is known as Die Vierlande, being divided into four parishes, whence the name is derived.