salt marsh

noun

: flat land subject to overflow by salt water

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Made up of more than 10,000 acres, this National Wildlife Refuge also contains salt marshes and a driftwood bone yard. Judy Garrison, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024 Consider the South American intertidal burrowing crab, a key species in the tidal flats and salt marsh grassland ecosystems of coastal Brazil and Argentina. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024 Wood benches and swings overlook the salt marsh and dock where residents keep kayaks. Kara Franker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024 Our plantable zones for salt marsh almost doubled, if not tripled. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for salt marsh 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salt marsh was before the 12th century

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“Salt marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20marsh. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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salt marsh

noun
: flat land that is overflowed by salt water

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