swampland

swamp·land

(swŏmp′lănd′, swômp′-)

Land of swampy consistency or having many swamps on it.

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swampland

(ˈswɒmpˌlænd)

(Physical Geography) a permanently waterlogged area; marshland

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

swamp•land

(ˈswɒmpˌlænd)

n.

land or an area covered with swamps.

[1655–65, Amer.]

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Noun

swampland - low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

swamp

slough - a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

wetland - a low area where the land is saturated with water

swampland

noun

A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water:

bog, fen, marsh, marshland, mire, morass, muskeg, quag, quagmire, slough, swamp, wetland.

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swampland

[ˈswɒmplænd] N → ciénaga f, pantano m, marisma f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

swampland

[ˈswɒmplænd] n → terres fpl marécageuses

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swampland

[ˈswɒmpˌlænd] n → palude f, zona paludosa

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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