marshland

bogs

bɒɡ

noun

an area of wet muddy ground that is too soft to support a heavy body.

a peat bog

marsh,marshland,swamp,swampland,sump,mire,quagmire,quag,morass,slough,fen,fenland,wetland,carr,salt marsh,saltings,salina,bayou,moor,moss

verb

be or become stuck in mud or wet ground.

the car became bogged down on the beach road

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bog

bɒɡ

noun

an area of wet muddy ground that is too soft to support a heavy body.

a peat bog

marsh,marshland,swamp,swampland,sump,mire,quagmire,quag,morass,slough,fen,fenland,wetland,carr,salt marsh,saltings,salina,bayou,moor,moss

verb

be or become stuck in mud or wet ground.

the car became bogged down on the beach road

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bayous

/ˈbʌɪuː/

noun

(in the southern US) a marshy outlet of a lake or river.

Alabama’s Gulf Coast extends over 32 miles of beaches along the Gulf of Mexico and inland areas of live oaks and pines, freshwater lakes, rivers, bayous, and coves, all showing an abundance of birds.

marsh,marshland,swamp,swampland,sump,mire,quagmire,quag,morass,slough,fen,fenland,wetland,carr

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bayou

/ˈbaɪu/
/ˈbaɪoʊ/

noun

(in the southern US) a marshy outlet of a lake or river.

Alabama’s Gulf Coast extends over 32 miles of beaches along the Gulf of Mexico and inland areas of live oaks and pines, freshwater lakes, rivers, bayous, and coves, all showing an abundance of birds.

marsh,marshland,swamp,swampland,sump,mire,quagmire,quag,morass,slough,fen,fenland,wetland,carr

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