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English 1 sense of the expression peat bog:
NOUNobjectpeat bog, bogwet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
Englishpeat bog: 1 sense noun 1, object
Meaningwet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel.
Synonymbog
Narrowermire, quagmire, quag, morass, slackA soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
sloughA hollow filled with mud
BroaderwetlandA low area where the land is saturated with water
Spanishmarjal, pantano, tremedal
Catalanaiguamoll, marjal

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