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Definition of Reedbed
1. a bed of reeds [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reedbed
Literary usage of Reedbed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American by Theodore Roosevelt (1910)
"... with its fringe of reedbed and marshy grassland and papyrus swamp, and the
slightly higher dry land on which grew acacias and scattered palms. ..."
2. African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American by Theodore Roosevelt (1910)
"... of reedbed and marshy grassland and papyrus swamp, and the slightly higher
dry land on which grew acacias and scattered palms. Along the river banks and ..."
3. Old Melbourne Memories by Rolf Boldrewood (1884)
"Out bolts a flying fugitive, and makes for the nearest reedbed. Tallboy is nearest
to him, and his horse moves as he raises his carbine, and disturbs the ..."
4. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"... lily-covered lakes and channels, and an expanse of reedbeds covering some 603
square miles (1563 km2)—largest contiguous reedbed in the world. ..."
5. The Nature of Landscape: A Personal Quest by Han Lorzing (2001)
"... overlooking the nearest reedbed filter. Less extreme examples of organic
planning can be found in the basic layout of many suburban residential areas in ..."
6. Geographic Travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874 by Ernest Giles (1875)
"I turned up the channel and soon came to water, and another extensive reedbed
filling up the whole glen. The water had a slightly disagreeable vegetable ..."
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