peat bog

noun

A bog in which the soil is formed from peat.

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peaterybog
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Meanings

nounpeat bog (plural peat bogs)

plural peat bogs · alternative peatbog

  1. A bog in which the soil is formed from peat.

    Synonyms: peatery

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bog in which the soil is formed from peat.

Similar
peatery

More synonyms by meaning

nounwet 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

Similar
bog
Broader
wetland
Also see
bog

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From peat + bog.

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Translations

Catalan torbera
  • torberabog composed of peat
Czech rašeliniště
  • rašeliništěbog composed of peat
Esperanto torfejo
  • torfejobog composed of peat
French tourbière
  • tourbièrebog composed of peat
German Torfmoor
  • Torfmoorbog composed of peat
Irish portach móna
  • portach mónabog composed of peat
Italian torbiera
  • torbierabog composed of peat
Norwegian Bokmål torvmyr
  • torvmyrbog composed of peat
Polish torfowisko
  • torfowiskobog composed of peat
Russian торфяно́е боло́то
  • торфяно́е боло́то (torfjanóje bolóto)bog composed of peat
Spanish turbal, turbero
  • turbalbog composed of peat
  • turberobog composed of peat
Swedish torvmosse
  • torvmossebog composed of peat
Welsh mawnog
  • mawnogbog composed of peat
Cite this entry
APA

peat bog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peat%20bog

MLA

“peat bog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peat%20bog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peat bog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peat%20bog.

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