Phrase guide

salt marsh

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

low-lying wet land that is frequently flooded with saltwater

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: marsh, marshland, fen, fenland

History

Etymology

From Middle English saltmarsh, saltmerssh, saltmersch, saltmerch, saltmersk, equivalent to salt + marsh.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: саланча́к (salančák) — marsh of saline water
  • Catalan: saladar — marsh of saline water
  • Catalan: schorre — marsh of saline water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鹽沼 /盐沼 (yánzhǎo) — marsh of saline water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 咸沼 (xiánzhǎo) — marsh of saline water
  • Dutch: kwelder — marsh of saline water
  • Dutch: schor — marsh of saline water
  • Dutch: gors — marsh of saline water
  • Finnish: marskimaa — marsh of saline water
  • French: marais salant — marsh of saline water
  • French: schorre — marsh of saline water
  • Galician: marisma — marsh of saline water
  • Galician: braña — marsh of saline water
  • German: Salzmarsch — marsh of saline water
  • German: Salzwiese — marsh of saline water
  • Greek: αλμυρός βάλτος (almyrós váltos) — marsh of saline water
  • Irish: riasc goirt — marsh of saline water
  • Japanese: 塩沼 (enshō) — marsh of saline water
  • Kalmyk: марц (marts) — marsh of saline water
  • Latvian: solončaks — marsh of saline water
  • Macedonian: солено мочуриште (soleno močurište) — marsh of saline water
  • Polish: mokradło słone — marsh of saline water
  • Portuguese: pântano salino — marsh of saline water
  • Portuguese: marisma salina — marsh of saline water
  • Russian: солонча́к (solončák) — marsh of saline water
  • Russian: солоне́ц (solonéc) — marsh of saline water
  • Spanish: saladar — marsh of saline water
  • Spanish: salina — marsh of saline water
  • Spanish: marisma salina — marsh of saline water
  • Telugu: ఉప్పుపర్ర (uppuparra) — marsh of saline water
  • Turkish: tuz bataklığı — marsh of saline water
  • Turkish: tuzla — marsh of saline water
  • Ukrainian: солонча́к (solončák) — marsh of saline water