Meanings
plural salt marshes · alternative saltmarsh
- A marsh of saline water, found in the intertidal zone between land and sea, characterized by halophytic plants such as grasses and sedges adapted to periodic flooding with salt water.
After a succession of short runs through the salt marshes and vineyards of Languedoc, linking together many towns of considerable size, the "Catalan" joins the P.L.M. main line at Tarascon, [...].
1961 December, H. G. Ellison, P. G. Barlow, “Journey through France: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 750Synonyms: salting
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA marsh of saline water, found in the intertidal zone between land and sea, characterized by halophytic plants such as grasses and sedges adapted to periodic flooding with salt water.
Origin
- Middle Englishsaltmarsh
- Englishsalt marsh
From Middle English saltmarsh, saltmerssh, saltmersch, saltmerch, saltmersk, equivalent to salt + marsh.
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Catalan saladar, schorre
- saladarmarsh of saline water
- schorremarsh of saline water
Chinese Mandarin 鹽沼 /盐沼, 咸沼
- 鹽沼 /盐沼 (yánzhǎo)marsh of saline water
- 咸沼 (xiánzhǎo)marsh of saline water
Dutch kwelder, schor
- kweldermarsh of saline water
- schormarsh of saline water
- gorsmarsh of saline water
Finnish marskimaa
- marskimaamarsh of saline water
French marais salant, schorre
- marais salantmarsh of saline water
- schorremarsh of saline water
German Salzmarsch, Salzwiese
- Salzmarschmarsh of saline water
- Salzwiesemarsh of saline water
Greek αλμυρός βάλτος
- αλμυρός βάλτος (almyrós váltos)marsh of saline water
Irish riasc goirt
- riasc goirtmarsh of saline water
Japanese 塩沼
- 塩沼 (enshō)marsh of saline water
Latvian solončaks
- solončaksmarsh of saline water
Polish mokradło słone
- mokradło słonemarsh of saline water
Portuguese pântano salino, marisma salina
- pântano salinomarsh of saline water
- marisma salinamarsh of saline water
Russian солонча́к, солоне́ц
- солонча́к (solončák)marsh of saline water
- солоне́ц (solonéc)marsh of saline water
Spanish saladar, salina
- saladarmarsh of saline water
- salinamarsh of saline water
- marisma salinamarsh of saline water
Turkish tuz bataklığı, tuzla
- tuz bataklığımarsh of saline water
- tuzlamarsh of saline water
Ukrainian солонча́к
- солонча́к (solončák)marsh of saline water
Cite this entry
salt marsh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20marsh
“salt marsh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20marsh. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salt marsh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20marsh.
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