salt marsh

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawlt mahrsh]
- /sɔlt mɑrʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawlt mahrsh]
- /sɔlt mɑrʃ/

Definitions of salt marsh words

noun salt marsh a marshy tract that is wet with salt water or flooded by the sea. 1
noun salt marsh area of salty wetland 1
variable noun salt marsh A salt marsh is an area of flat, wet ground which is sometimes covered by salt water or contains areas of salt water. 0
noun salt marsh an area of marshy ground that is intermittently inundated with salt water or that retains pools or rivulets of salt or brackish water, together with its characteristic halophytic vegetation 0
noun salt marsh grassland that is periodically flooded by salt water 0

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Origin of salt marsh

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English saltmerche, Old English sealtne mersc

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Parts of speech for Salt marsh

noun

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salt marsh popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for salt marsh

noun salt marsh

alkali flat — an arid plain encrusted with alkaline salts derived from the streams draining into it
death valley — a desert valley in E California and W Nevada: the lowest, hottest, and driest area of the US. Lowest point: 86 m (282 ft) below sea level. Area: about 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
mud flat — the muddy, nearly level bed of a dry lake.
wetland — Often, wetlands. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog.

All 6 Synonyms of salt marsh