Synonyms: swamp, moss [Scottish, Northern England, dialect], bog, slough More Synonyms of marsh
marsh in British English
(mɑːʃ)
noun
low poorly drained land that is sometimes flooded and often lies at the edge of lakes, streams, etc
Compare swamp (sense 1) ▶ Related adjective: paludal
Derived forms
marshlike (ˈmarshˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Old English merisc; related to German Marsch, Dutch marsk; related to mere2
Marsh in British English
(mɑːʃ)
noun
1.
Dame (Edith) Ngaio (ˈnaɪəʊ). 1899–1981, New Zealand crime writer, living in Britain (from 1928). Her many detective novels include Final Curtain (1947) and Last Ditch (1977)
2.
Rodney (William). born 1947, Australian cricketer: a wicketkeeper, he took 355 dismissals in 96 test matches (1970–84)
Marsh in American English
(mɑrʃ)
Reginald1898-1954; U.S. painter
marsh in American English
(mɑrʃ)
noun
a tract of low, wet, soft land that is temporarily, or permanently, covered with water, characterized by aquatic, grasslike vegetation; swamp; bog; morass; fen
Word origin
ME mersch < OE merisc, akin to MLowG mersch, marsch (> Ger marsch) < IE base *mori, sea > mare2