Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of wetland. An area or region that is characteristically saturated; a marsh.
Examples
“I see those little buggers when kayaking and hiking in wetlands, and they can be mean and aggressive like muskrats or badgers.”
“The spilled oil lapping at Gulf Coast beaches and wetlands is one tragic result of offshore drilling.”
“The spilled oil lapping at Gulf Coast beaches and wetlands is one tragic result of offshore drilling”
“What we need to make sure of is that the Act insures the preservation & restoration of wetlands so that Nature's one great water filter operates properly, and to insure habitat for all the many kinds of People that live in wetlands - Standing People (plants, mushrooms), Winged People, no-leg People, 4-Legged People, as well as us 2-Leggeds.”
“Lee Cain of the Anacostia Watershed Society will lecture on the destruction and reconstruction of the Anacostia River's tidal wetlands from the Nacotchtank times through today and discuss using native plants to filter water. noon-1 p.m. U.S.”
The Washington Post: Green Scene: The bounty of fall includes tours, lectures and workshops
“Activities within wetlands east of the parkway are regulated by NJDEP under the Freshwater Wetlands Act of 1987, N.J.S.A. 13: 9B-1.”
“They blow away and end up in wetlands, streams, rivers, bays, and oceans.”
“Lake Borgne, now a lagoon connected to the Gulf of Mexico, was once a lake that was separated by wetlands from the Gulf.”
The Huffington Post: Susan Buchanan: Louisiana Removes Defunct Oil Wells But Hazards Remain
“New York (CNNMoney. com) - The spilled oil lapping at Gulf Coast beaches and wetlands is one tragic result of offshore drilling.”
“Knowing this, and realizing how critical restoring America's wetlands is to defending the Gulf South against hurricanes, Congress and the president should agree that the Senate version is the better choice — not just for Louisiana, but also for America.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘wetlands’.
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AGRI - sustainable agriculture
abiota, aborigines, absorptive capacity, acceptable daily ..., acclimation, acid precipitation, acquired by weeds..., active solar heating, acute, adaptation, additives, aerosol and 447 more...
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Whooping Crane
Words for the Whooping Crane Alphabet book
ultralight, patuxent, maryland, wisconsin, florida, people, chick, juvenile, adult, swamp monster, teach, learn and 48 more...
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Hedgepiglet
Words for things both tangible and nonanthropic
rorqual, vellus, wrasse, rainbow bee-eater, tinkershire, lemonquat, boomslang, tufted vetch, cubeb, nipplefruit, madapple, wad and 447 more...
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Landscape
riparian, littoral, talus, fen, ambit, savanna, remnant prairie, shortgrass prairie, tallgrass prairie, marsh, swamp, marshy and 199 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, W
washboard, winterbourne, winze, wirble, waterway, windrow, winceyette, waft, whiffletree, wheelbarrow, whicker, wacky and 170 more...
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Words, Words, Words...
These are words I like because I like how it feels to say them and I simultaneously like their meaning, or because I like they way they look on the page or screen. Some of the words are words I hav...
unfettered, rancour, obsequious, wonk, gerrymander, rigolet, nadir, waft, quim, gyre, anon, wetlands and 1 more...
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