morasses

noun

Definition of morassesnext
plural of morass
1
as in tangles
something that catches and holds advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible

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as in marshes
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass

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  1. marshes
  2. wetlands
  3. entanglements
Noun
  • Adding to its uniqueness, the city winds along the Mississippi River and is surrounded by distinct wetland habitats of swamps, bayous, and marshes.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The natural tidal exchange of water and marshes began to be restored.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of marshes
Noun
  • As a result, robots are unable to access a wide range of critical terrestrial environments, such as wetlands, bogs, coastal marshes, river estuaries, and fields, which are abundant in nature.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2025
  • They are found in forests, savannas and wetlands of West Africa.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of wetlands
Noun
  • The entanglements only begin there.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • This year commercial Dungeness crabbing south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line was delayed due to an abundance of humpbacks and a large number of recent entanglements, the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of entanglements
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