wetland

CEFRB2

/wˈɛˌtlænd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Land covered or soaked with water for part or all of the year.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

Examples

  • A wetland is an area of land that is saturated with water.

  • Many of their wetland habitats are being affected by mining.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

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In context

  • European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.

Synonyms

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The conservation group worked to protect the blank, a marshy area full of reeds and water birds.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân.