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nounwashland (countable and uncountable, plural washlands)
plural washlands
- countableuncountableAny land that is flooded by a river from time to time.
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Martyn Wilson, senior asset manager (geotechnics), explains: "In that part of Yorkshire, more than 3,000 acres of washlands had been allowed to flood [in line with the Environment Agency's local flood management plan]. That's 80% of the size of Windermere, so when it floods it becomes the second-largest lake in England.
2020 May 20, Paul Stephen, “NR beats floods to secure tracks to Drax”, in Rail, page 58
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washland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washland
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“washland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washland. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washland.
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