PEATLAND Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word peatland. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PEATLAND
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| bog | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel verb • cause to slow down or get stuck • get stuck while doing something | ||||||
| fen | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water | ||||||
| marsh | noun n | |||||
noun • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water • United States painter (1898-1954) • New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982) | ||||||
| moor | noun n | |||||
noun • open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss • one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century verb • secure in or as if in a berth or dock • come into or dock at a wharf • secure with cables or ropes | ||||||
| swamp | noun n | |||||
noun • low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog • a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | ||||||
| wetland | noun n | |||||
noun • a low area where the land is saturated with water | ||||||