marshland
Noun
Meaning
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
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thousands of acres of marshland
the fens of eastern England
Cardiff is built on reclaimed marshland on a bed of Triassic stones; this reclaimed marshland stretches from Chepstow to the Ely Estuary, citation which is the natural boundary of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Despite difficulties associated with marshland and storms, the port of Le Havre welcomed its first ship in October 1518.
Its adaptability to marshland and swamps make it one of the most common vegetables in the Philippines.
Over the years, people have transformed what was a flooding marshland into a clever combination of lakes, oak-lined dikes, wild meadows, Baroque villages, peat bogs, and pine woods.