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^[1]:

     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.

Related terms

• bogland

Translations

Translations

• German: Moor (de) n
• Italian: torbiera (it) f
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• Turkish: turbalık (tr)