muskeg
UK/ˈmʌskɛɡ/
muskeg noun: a terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce.
Noun
muskeg (countable and uncountable, plural muskegs)
- A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce.
- Here, in a decaying cluster of buildings, the Winnipeg train turns gratefully back to the south and hurries to leave behind it the anonymous tangle of forests and muskegs.1952, Farley Mowat, People of the Deer, Key Porter, published 2005, page 2
- Work on the muskeg resulted in the formation in the first instance, and later in lengths of newly-laid track disappearing without trace into the treacherous bog.1959 March, “New Railways in Quebec”, in Railway Magazine, page 202
Forms of muskeg
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Origin of muskeg
From Cree ᒪᐢᑫᐠ (maskek).
Words formed from muskeg
Questions about muskeg
- What does muskeg mean?
- Muskeg means a terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce.
- What part of speech is muskeg?
- Muskeg is a noun.
- How do you pronounce muskeg?
- Muskeg is pronounced /ˈmʌskɛɡ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of muskeg?
- The plural of muskeg is muskegs.
Words near muskeg in the dictionary
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