A piece of meadow, now of marshy meadow; a piece of flat ground lying in the bend of a river and thus liable to be flooded.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > meadow land > meadow > water-meadow (7) wish898 A piece of meadow, now of marshy meadow; a piece of flat ground lying in the bend of a river and thus liable to be flooded. ing1483 A common name in the north of England, and in some other parts, for a meadow; esp. one by the side of a river and more or less swampy or subject to… salt meadow1656 Impregnated with or containing salt; hence, having a taste like that of salt; saline. Of tracts of land, marshes: Flooded by the sea. (See also salt… water meadow1719 A meadow that is periodically flooded by a stream or river; spec. a meadow systematically irrigated in this way to increase productivity; (in… water-meada1722 = water meadow, n. flow-meadow1834 one that may be flooded at will. pré salé1903 A salt meadow, spec. one on which sheep are reared (chiefly attributive in pré salé mutton). Hence: the flesh of sheep reared on a salt meadow. |
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