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WETL-uh-nd/ˈwetlənd/

Wetland is land covered or soaked with water, such as a marsh or bog: protect the wetland, a wetland survey. Marsh is the close twin; a car park is development. Planning is a constraint, not décor.

Meaning

Land that is covered or soaked with water, such as a marsh.

Examples

• “A wetland on the site plan is a planning constraint, not décor.”
• “Marsh is the close twin. Bog is wetter. Décor is styling. A constraint is a condition of consent. Keep the marsh; move the tarmac.”

Good to know

Marsh or water-soaked land. Close: marsh. Décor ≠ a planning constraint.

Near in meaning

marsh

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