| 单词 | water meadow |
| 释义 | water meadow noun[C] uk/ˈwɔː.tə ˌmed.əʊ/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌmed.oʊ/afieldthatfloodswithwaterfrom ariverwhen there is a lot ofrain 浸水草地，草甸Geography: wetland
Examplesofwater meadowwater meadow A wood cleared for a field or reforested, or awatermeadowdrained, will be much more valuable even if the farmer forgoes the grant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They would become a kind ofwatermeadowas they have in the south. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the soft flood-plain approach or thewatermeadowapproach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 How does one cost the maintenance of an ancientwatermeadowwhich cannot be restored were it to be destroyed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We then have thewatermeadowsituation, not all of which, unfortunately, is still working. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was built in the 19th century and comprised typical terraced houses on an oldwatermeadow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The southern meadow is continuously wet and can be considered a "true"watermeadow. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It shows evidence of previous management as awatermeadowas it has a pattern of ditches. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Much of the land to the south of the town centre is oldwatermeadow. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Several are intimately linked to growing hazards as pressure for new housing encroaches upon floodplains and old water meadows. From theCambridge English Corpus In large floodplains, fresh-water herbaceous swamps or marshes and cattle-grazed water meadows surround the forest landward, up to the cultivated areas. From theCambridge English Corpus I should perhaps have declared my interest long ago, both in fisheries and as someone who knows something about water meadows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The new clause is also about water meadows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our ancestors developed the valley lands, and had wide- spread areas of water meadows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We will not, for example, have the fritillary without water meadows, nor the oxlip without ancient boulder clay woods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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