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swampland

[ swomp-land ]

/ ˈswɒmpˌlænd /

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noun

land or an area covered with swamps.

Origin of swampland

An Americanism dating back to 1655–65; swamp + land

Words nearby swampland

swamp sparrow, swamp white oak, swamper, swampfish, swamphen, swampland, swampscott, swampy, swamy, swan, swan dive

Example sentences from the Web for swampland

Thunderous sounds announce its arrival, piercing the silence that accompanies sundown in the swampland near Boystown, Liberia.

Rage Against the Ebola Crematorium |Abby Haglage |November 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The country beyond the swampland afforded much better traveling.

Caravans By Night |Harry Hervey
Farrell gave it up and limped outside, to stand scowling unhappily at the dreary expanse of swampland.

Pet Farm |Roger Dee
Niobe was an ideal herbarium for growing the swampland plant from which the complex of alkaloids was extracted.

To Choke an Ocean |Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

What balanced there now, as if walking the treacherous surface of the swampland, was no animal.

Voodoo Planet |Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for swampland

swampland

/ (ˈswɒmpˌlænd) /

noun

a permanently waterlogged area; marshland