OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16182

swamp

/swɒmp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
akalché • cenagal • certeneja • ciénaga • ciénego • embalsadero • fangal • fanguero • pantano • popal • suampo
An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
Some small Marshes and Swamps there are, but more profitable than hurtfull.
The vast swamps of Southern Ontario proved a grim nightmare to the construction gangs. Treacherous and seemingly bottomless, the swamps swallowed thousands of tons of timber and de…
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