peat
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"The smell is like decaying wood being burned – that's the characteristic smell of peat. And that peat contains decomposed wood and organic material from many different sources."
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
"When the water is drained, the peat dries and becomes flammable."
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Fighting peat fires requires saturating the ground so thoroughly that it becomes "like porridge"
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
"The peat is drained by extractive plantations, monoculture plantations, whether oil palm or pulpwood," Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner Belgis Habiba told AFP in Pontianak.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Wandering on, they climbed a hill and came to Newtown Common—a country of peat, gorse and silver birch.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Vocabulary lists containing peat
Western Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Middle School and High School
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