marsh

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The plane crashed into a marsh and killed all four Marines onboard.

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low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"

Meaning at a glance

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low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"

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United States painter (1898-1954)

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New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for marsh.

noun

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"

noun

United States painter (1898-1954)

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New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)

Example sentences

The plane crashed into a marsh and killed all four Marines onboard.

Are they keeping prices astronomically high to preserve marsh fauna?

I ran over moterways, over footbridges, canals, fields, commuter packed pavements, marsh land, cobbled streets and got lost an awful lot.

The false creek flats area is filled in estuary/marsh and though it's largely industrial there are plans to move Emily Carr School of Art to that area.

A hovercraft could probably come ashore at Crittenden, it's practically in the marsh anyway.

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How do you use marsh in a sentence?

The plane crashed into a marsh and killed all four Marines onboard.

What does marsh mean?

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"