swampy

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Most of the way was swampy, and bordered in some places by thick, dark woods.

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  1. Pertaining to a swamp; consisting of swamp; like a swamp; low, wet, and spongy: as, swampy land. Susquehanna's swampy ground. Scott, Marmion, iii. 9.

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  • Helicopter crews had searched a swampy area behind Prado Dam, an Army Corps of Engineers flood control and water storage project on the Santa Ana River. —  KSL / U.S. / National
  • Moments after takeoff from Corona, Morgan's six-seat single-engine Piper's engine apparently quit and the plane crashed about two miles away in a swampy area behind Prado Dam, an Army Corps of Engineers flood control and water storage project on the Santa Ana River. —  The Orange County Register - Homepage
  • About 18 months later, authorities discovered human bones in a swampy area near I-85 in Franklin County, along with some clothing, a black tennis shoe in Adams 'size and a breast implant. —  Metro News | ajc.com
  • I don't think she went to the swampy areas to dump the body. —  Blogger News Network
  • Acid sulphate soil and potential acid sulphate soil in the swampy area in South Sumatra, Indonesia —  xml's Blinklist.com
 

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