Meanings
nounwater-meadow (plural water-meadows)
plural water-meadows
- An area of grassland, besides a river, that is subject to periodic flooding.
To the West Station is less than a mile. The line runs first past water-meadows, with another fine view of the Cathedral, then under a bridge, and finally over a level crossing set in the midst of one of the main streets.
1952 July, A. W. V. Mace, “The Ashford, Canterbury, and Ramsgate Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 437
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