marshy

It will occupy an area partly covered in a marshy oasis, or "vega," which acts as a natural sponge.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

It’s all he ever wanted to do, since he was around 12 years old and accompanied his father, a mailman and part-time shrimper, as he spent weekends trawling the marshy waters off Louisiana.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026

For example, Olduvai Gorge Bed in Tanzania has been described as freshwater woodland and grassland, while the Upper Bed reflects drier woodlands and marshy areas.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026

The attack reportedly happened on an island called Barkaram, in a vast marshy region that was once covered by the waters of Lake Chad before its dramatic shrinking in recent decades.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024

We abandoned the path to plow through a field of marshy grass.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

From Nijmegen down to the Belgian border extends a marshy area which can be made marshier by flood water from two big canals which enclose it on the west and south.

From Time Magazine Archive

The land grew marshier, inlets appeared, and soon we traveled over the bridge to the island.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

After hours of searching, the woman was found in one of the deepest, marshiest areas of the preserve.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2022