Washland
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any land that is flooded by a river from time to time. countable, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From wash + land.
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