salt marsh

noun

: flat land subject to overflow by salt water

Examples of salt marsh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In one study on a California salt marsh published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, removing a single snail species decreased the food web’s stability by around 1,000 links between species. Hannah Richter, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024 Use dip nets and seine nets to study the aquatic life living amongst the mangroves in these salt marsh areas. Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024 These grasses grow in coastal salt marshes and readily hybridize with related species. Richard Pallardy, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024 Whitehouse Farm stood in open fields, facing the bleak Essex salt marshes, its columned portico lit by the moon. Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for salt marsh 

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

salt marsh

noun
: flat land that is overflowed by salt water

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