often attributive
: a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)
Synonyms
Examples of marsh in a Sentence
a wide expanse of marsh
the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
Recent Examples on the Web
Kya is a young girl abandoned by her family and left to grow up alone and isolated in the marshes of rural North Carolina.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2024
That’s not the case with pythons caught in Florida marshes.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Prairies and marshes host more than 260 bird species.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
Corcovado National Park located at Costa Rica’s remote southeast corner, is one of Central America’s most unique ecosystems, with shallow lagoons, marshes and mangrove swamps, as well as rivers, wet forest and low-altitude cloud forest.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Wood ducks will come to a roost site, often a marsh, in the evening by the hundreds.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Kayak or paddleboard on the Pamlico River, post up on a pier to reel in fresh and saltwater fish, and meander down the Palmetto Boardwalk and the nature trails of Goose Creek State Park (whose marshes and bogs were once preferred hiding spots for the pirate Blackbeard).
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Charleston, which is 350 years old and surrounded by marshes, has the largest historic district in the nation, and pulls in 8 million tourists a year.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Airboat tours are also available through the marshes and swamps of Kissimmee or the springs in Citrus County.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2024
That’s not the case with pythons caught in Florida marshes.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Prairies and marshes host more than 260 bird species.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
Corcovado National Park located at Costa Rica’s remote southeast corner, is one of Central America’s most unique ecosystems, with shallow lagoons, marshes and mangrove swamps, as well as rivers, wet forest and low-altitude cloud forest.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Wood ducks will come to a roost site, often a marsh, in the evening by the hundreds.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Kayak or paddleboard on the Pamlico River, post up on a pier to reel in fresh and saltwater fish, and meander down the Palmetto Boardwalk and the nature trails of Goose Creek State Park (whose marshes and bogs were once preferred hiding spots for the pirate Blackbeard).
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Charleston, which is 350 years old and surrounded by marshes, has the largest historic district in the nation, and pulls in 8 million tourists a year.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Airboat tours are also available through the marshes and swamps of Kissimmee or the springs in Citrus County.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marsh. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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marsh
noun
: an area of soft wet land usually overgrown by grasses and sedges
marshy
adjective
ˈmär-shē
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