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During a tour of the surrounding salt marshes, visitors can view Wilson’s snipes and belted kingfishers scanning the water for prey, while the park’s forests are perfect for spotting passerines like the common yellowthroat, American redstart and northern cardinal.—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 Along with the famed Ocean Course, which hosted the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships, Kiawah has miles of biking paths, wide beaches, and salt marshes teeming with wildlife.—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025 On the other side of the barrier island, maze-like salt marshes and winding tidal creeks funnel into the Intracoastal Waterway, providing the ideal environment to see bottlenose dolphins, loggerhead sea turtles, and abundant shorebirds.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025 Gower’s geology is equally striking, ranging from carboniferous limestone cliffs in the south to expansive salt marshes and dunes in the north.—Valerie Stimac, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt marsh
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of salt marsh was
before the 12th century
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