Explore Marshland through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like marsh or fen. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Marshland meaning
Marshy land; bog or fen.
Using Marshland
- The main meaning on this page is: Marshy land; bog or fen.
- Useful related words include: marsh, fen, fenland, wetland.
- In the example corpus, marshland often appears in combinations such as: marshland and, of marshland, and marshland.
Context around Marshland
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Marshland
- In this selection, "marshland" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, reclaimed, former, undevelopable, stretches, known and two stand out and add context to how "marshland" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acres of marshland into the and across difficult marshland and river. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "marshland" sits close to words such as abhinandan, abhor and abscesses, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with marshland
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We don’t want any power plant or polluting activity inside the marshland. (13 words)
Most of the soil from the canal was used to fill in nearby marshland. (14 words)
It was built on former marshland and mudflats that were drained in the 16th century. (15 words)
Today, more than 600 properties in that area are being returned to nature and a salt marsh created where deer and turkeys, rabbits and racoons are already moving in. That marshland will, in turn, create a buffer for the homes that remain. (42 words)
The small bridge was only broad enough to allow two horsemen to cross abreast, but offered the safest river crossing as the Forth widened to the east and the marshland of Flanders Moss lay to the west. (37 words)
Cardiff is built on reclaimed marshland on a bed of Triassic stones; this reclaimed marshland stretches from Chepstow to the Ely Estuary, citation which is the natural boundary of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cardiff is built on reclaimed marshland on a bed of Triassic stones; this reclaimed marshland stretches from Chepstow to the Ely Estuary, citation which is the natural boundary of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Most of the property being acquired on the south side of I-26 is undevelopable marshland.
Prior to the construction of the canal, there were no buildings and the area was common land and marshland known as Collier’s Reach and Borough Marsh.
The creek itself now appears to be less of a creek and more of a marshland with no discernable bank to speak of.
Today, more than 600 properties in that area are being returned to nature and a salt marsh created where deer and turkeys, rabbits and racoons are already moving in. That marshland will, in turn, create a buffer for the homes that remain.
We don’t want any power plant or polluting activity inside the marshland.
Following protests by residents at a recent public hearing, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has decided to alter the design of the proposed eco-park in Perungudi inside Pallikaranai marshland.
We’re surrounded by rolling hills, amazing rocks, red cliffs, marshland, two wildlife sanctuaries, and miles of coastline.
Shortly after, the Fulton Common Council unanimously passed a resolution to accept the campground along with 30 acres of marshland into the city.
Another 200 hectares were identified in Bugesera (Rurambi marshland) and planting activities are underway to increase the area under production.
In the past two decades, approximately nine acres of productive intertidal marshland and shoreline have been lost.
Both men and horses died, whilst other men (46 from Bering's party alone) deserted with their horses and portions of the supplies as they struggled to build roads across difficult marshland and river terrain.
Despite difficulties associated with marshland and storms, the port of Le Havre welcomed its first ship in October 1518.
Its adaptability to marshland and swamps make it one of the most common vegetables in the Philippines.
It was built on former marshland and mudflats that were drained in the 16th century.
It was originally an area of marshland along the banks of the Eridanos river which was used as a cemetery as long ago as the 3rd millennium BC.
Most of the soil from the canal was used to fill in nearby marshland.
On March 21, 1098, Robert's small group acquired a plot of marshland just south of Dijon called Cîteaux (Latin: "Cistercium".
Polder land made up of peat (former marshland) will sink in relation to its previous level, because of peat decomposing in dry conditions.
The small bridge was only broad enough to allow two horsemen to cross abreast, but offered the safest river crossing as the Forth widened to the east and the marshland of Flanders Moss lay to the west.
Common combinations with marshland
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: