wetland

«wetland» in Mova's school dictionary: an area of land that is covered with shallow water or is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a wetland, wetlands; often plural)

meaning for a pupil

A wetland is an area of land that is covered with shallow water or is wet and soggy for much of the year, such as a marsh, swamp or bog. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography lessons, wetlands are important habitats: they are home to many birds, frogs, fish, insects and plants, they clean water like a filter, and they soak up floodwater like a sponge, protecting towns. Many wetlands have been drained for farms and buildings, so they are now protected. Examples: the Everglades (USA), Kakadu (Australia), the Somerset Levels (UK). Phrases: «protect the wetlands», «wetland birds».

examples

• Herons and frogs live in the wetland. tree →
• Wetlands soak up water and help stop floods. tree →
• We walked on a boardwalk through the wetland. tree →
• The wetland was drained to build houses. tree →
• Wetlands clean the water that flows through them. tree →
• Many migrating birds rest in wetlands. tree →
• Stay on the path — wetland mud can be deep. tree →

note

Plural: wetlands. One word. Kinds: marsh, swamp, bog, fen, mangrove. Not the same as a lake: a wetland has shallow water and plants growing through it.

In the corpora

• Wetlands soak up flood water like giant sponges and let it out slowly, and reed roots trap mud and clean the water.
• The star-nosed mole swims in North American wetlands and smells underwater by blowing little bubbles onto things and sniffing them back in.
• In the wetlands the red-crowned crane dances in the snow with its partner.
• Wetlands soak up flood water and clean it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wetland» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.