noun
Meaning 1
A bog in which the soil is formed from peat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: peatery
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
peat bog
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noun
Meaning 2
wet 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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bog
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wetland
Narrower terms: mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack, slough
History
Etymology
From peat + bog.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: torbera — bog composed of peat
- Czech: rašeliniště — bog composed of peat
- Esperanto: torfejo — bog composed of peat
- French: tourbière — bog composed of peat
- Galician: turbeira — bog composed of peat
- German: Torfmoor — bog composed of peat
- Irish: portach móna — bog composed of peat
- Italian: torbiera — bog composed of peat
- Macedonian: тресетиште (tresetište) — bog composed of peat
- Norwegian Bokmål: torvmyr — bog composed of peat
- Norwegian Nynorsk: torvmyr — bog composed of peat
- Polish: torfowisko — bog composed of peat
- Russian: торфяно́е боло́то (torfjanóje bolóto) — bog composed of peat
- Spanish: turbal — bog composed of peat
- Spanish: turbero — bog composed of peat
- Swedish: torvmosse — bog composed of peat
- Welsh: mawnog — bog composed of peat