wetland
Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areasLand that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.
» Swamps, marshes, and bogs are types of wetlands.
Sümpfe, Marschen und Moore sind Arten von Feuchtgebieten.
Meaning
1 senses(usually plural)Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.
Feuchtgebiet
во́дно-боло́тные уго́дьяvódno-bolótnyje ugódʹja, заболо́ченная террито́рияzabolóčennaja territórija
a low area where the land is saturated with water
Examples
37 sentencesSwamps, marshes, and bogs are types of wetlands.
deSümpfe, Marschen und Moore sind Arten von Feuchtgebieten.
Many of their wetland habitats are being affected by mining.
The wetlands serve as crucial breeding grounds for many fish species.
A wetland is an area of land that is saturated with water.
Many migratory birds rely on wetlands as a crucial stopover point during their journeys.
Translations
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Origin
From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân.From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân.
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