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swampbusting

swampbusting noun: the conversion of wetlands for the growing of crops.

Noun

swampbusting (uncountable)

  1. The conversion of wetlands for the growing of crops.

Origin of swampbusting

From swamp + busting, perhaps modelled on sodbusting.

Questions about swampbusting

What does swampbusting mean?
Swampbusting means the conversion of wetlands for the growing of crops.
What part of speech is swampbusting?
Swampbusting is a noun.

Words near swampbusting in the dictionary

  1. swampable
  2. swampbillies
  3. swampbilly
  4. swampbuster
  5. swampbusters
  6. swampbusting
  7. swampdragon
  8. swampdragons
  9. swamped
  10. swamped out
  11. swamper

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