peatland

English

Etymology

peat + land

Noun

peatland (plural peatlands)

  1. Land with peat soil, such as an active or former bog
    • 2009 January 8, “Letters: Laying the foundations for a greener future”, in The Guardian:
      Scientists have shown that palm oil is linked to such large-scale rainforest and peatland destruction that it can be hundreds of times worse for the climate than burning fossil fuels.

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.