swampland

[ swomp-land ]

/ ˈswɒmpˌlænd /

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noun

land or an area covered with swamps.

Origin of swampland

An Americanism dating back to 1655–65; swamp + land

Words nearby swampland

swamp cypress, swamper, swamp fever, swampfish, swamphen, swampland, swamp locust, swamp mallow, swamp maple, swamp milkweed, swamp pink

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Example sentences from the Web for swampland

Thunderous sounds announce its arrival, piercing the silence that accompanies sundown in the swampland near Boystown, Liberia.
Rage Against the Ebola Crematorium|Abby Haglage|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The country beyond the swampland afforded much better traveling.
Caravans By Night|Harry Hervey
Farrell gave it up and limped outside, to stand scowling unhappily at the dreary expanse of swampland.
Pet Farm|Roger Dee
Niobe was an ideal herbarium for growing the swampland plant from which the complex of alkaloids was extracted.
To Choke an Ocean|Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

What balanced there now, as if walking the treacherous surface of the swampland, was no animal.
Voodoo Planet|Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for swampland

swampland

/ (ˈswɒmpˌlænd) /

noun

a permanently waterlogged area; marshland

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单词	swampland
释义	swampland [ swomp-land ] / ˈswɒmpˌlænd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR swampland ON THESAURUS.COM noun land or an area covered with swamps. Origin of swampland An Americanism dating back to 1655–65; swamp + land Words nearby swampland swamp cypress, swamper, swamp fever, swampfish, swamphen, swampland, swamp locust, swamp mallow, swamp maple, swamp milkweed, swamp pink Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swampland Thunderous sounds announce its arrival, piercing the silence that accompanies sundown in the swampland near Boystown, Liberia. Rage Against the Ebola Crematorium\|Abby Haglage\|November 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The country beyond the swampland afforded much better traveling. Caravans By Night\|Harry Hervey Farrell gave it up and limped outside, to stand scowling unhappily at the dreary expanse of swampland. Pet Farm\|Roger Dee Niobe was an ideal herbarium for growing the swampland plant from which the complex of alkaloids was extracted. To Choke an Ocean\|Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone What balanced there now, as if walking the treacherous surface of the swampland, was no animal. Voodoo Planet\|Andre Norton British Dictionary definitions for swampland swampland / (ˈswɒmpˌlænd) / noun a permanently waterlogged area; marshland Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swampland marshland, fen, mire, glade, quagmire, mud, moor, marsh, slough, quag, morass, bog, swale, polder, bottoms, wetland, muskeg, everglade, holm, peat bog
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swampland

noun

Origin of swampland

Words nearby swampland

Example sentences from the Web for swampland

British Dictionary definitions for swampland

noun

Words related to swampland