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salt marsh Definition

salt marsh

noun

grassland that is periodically flooded by salt water

salt marsh Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: The country also has a few salt marshes at the limits of the Helmand drainage on the western border with Iran.
  • include: Here we find a variety of habitats including salt marsh, Acadian and red spruce forest and tidal mudflats.
  • lie: Beyond the now removed sidings lie the salt marshes of the River Conwy, since reclaimed and home to Tesco.
  • affect: The main areas of salt marsh affected were those seaward of the Cleddau bridge, which spans the haven immediately east of Pembroke Dock.

Adjective modifier

  • nearby: Further round the coast is the small fishing village of Blakeney with its picturesque key and nearby salt marshes.
  • tidal: In Roman times it was a tidal salt marsh becoming meadowland in the middle ages, gradually extending in area as the Dee silted.

Modifies a noun

  • plant: Like other salt marsh plants sea aster has several adaptations typical of plants found in dry places.
  • area: Access to the salt marsh area inside the railroad bridge is restricted as it is managed as a wildlife refuge.
  • vegetation: Inside the railroad bridge is an area of salt marsh vegetation - a habitat not common locally.

Noun used with modifier

water: Among the many prized habitats in the Gower Peninsula are grasslands, heathlands, fresh and salt water marshes and historic ancient woodlands.