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  • noun Plural form of marsh.

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Examples

  • And we may have -- we, actually -- on this well, this section, not to bore you with geology, this section is known as the lower Frio because it is in what we call the marshes ph test bow mesh and streamer.

    unknown title 2012

  • Ruth's solitary life on the marshes is disrupted in more ways than one by the intrusion of this mystery, and Griffiths does an excellent job of making the reader feel the loneliness of the area and of Ruth herself -- and of the changes that occur to both.

    Advance reader reviews of The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths. 2010

  • Bioremediation for oil spills only comes into play once the oil has landed, Atlas says, particularly in marshes and hard to get to places, away from the sandy, easy-to-scrape beach.

    Bioremediation: a solution for quickly cleaning environmental messes? 2010

  • The marismas flood to 30 centimeters (cm) for six months creating the most important wintering area for waterfowl in the peninsula, and ideal conditions for large flocks of migrating birds; the dune scrub (matorralor cotos) edging the marshes is rich in mammals.

    Doñana National Park, Spain 2008

  • People rarely catch a glimpse of it because it lives in marshes and wetland.

    Alien-Like Being Born From A Cow In Thailand 2006

  • Not surprisingly, it grows in marshes and is related to other "mallow" plants, such as the rose mallow, the apricot mallow, and the common mallow.

    Boing Boing: July 17, 2005 - July 23, 2005 Archives 2005

  • Still further down, near the mouth, in the marshes, muskrat farming is being practised on a large scale by water supplied to the marshes from the Lower Saskatchewan.

    Are We Using Canada's Wealth Aright? 1943

  • Whether it’s because of their diet or the fact that they wallow in marshes, I don’t know.

    2010 June « Mudpuddle 2010

  • The small cottage was only a few blocks from the beach in an area of town known as the marshes.

    A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011

  • The small cottage was only a few blocks from the beach in an area of town known as the marshes.

    A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011

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