wetland
IPA: wˈɛtɫænd
noun
- (usually in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.
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Examples of "wetland" in Sentences
- Others lament the loss of the wetlands.
- The shrub grows in the subtropical wetlands.
- The wetland was formed by meandering Ik and Belaya.
- The wetland displays the distinctive layer of floras.
- The area of the forum was originally a grassy wetland.
- The lagoon is the largest wetland in the Mediterranean Basin.
- The wetlands on the surface began to sink into the gulf waters.
- Agricultural development dominates the catchment of the wetland.
- Secondarily, the wetlands control flooding and erosion in the area.
- The disruption of the flow of water is also a destroyer of wetlands.
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