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Definition of Marshland
1. Noun. Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water. "The fens of eastern England"
Specialized synonyms: Salt Marsh
Generic synonyms: Wetland
Derivative terms: Marshy
Definition of Marshland
1. Noun. marshy land; bog or fen ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Marshland
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marshland
Literary usage of Marshland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Building and Ornamental Stones of Wisconsin by Ernest Robertson Buckley (1898)
"Near the top of the bluff at marshland, a small quarry is operated by Mr. ...
At Bluff Siding, about 2} miles north of marshland, is a quarry owned by JW ..."
2. Picturesque History of Yorkshire: Being an Account of the History by Joseph Smith Fletcher (1899)
"... OUSE, AND TRENT marshland THE STORY OK GOOLE— THE LOWER OUSE—HOWDEN AND ITS
CHURCH. I JHE high-roads which connect Hull with the west side of the East ..."
3. General View of the Agriculture of the County of Norfolk: Drawn Up for the by Arthur Young (1813)
"... of marshland is probably a relict or' deposition of the sea ; it is a silt,
or warp clay of great fertility, upon a sandy silt at various depths, ..."
4. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford: Including Numerous Letters by Horace Walpole, John Wright (1842)
"You are quite in the right to sell your fief in marshland. I should be glad if
you would take one step more, and quit marshland. We live, at least, ..."
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