peat bog - wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

bog

mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slack - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

slough - a hollow filled with mud

wetland - a low area where the land is saturated with water

Translations

peat bog

n → Torfmoor nt

peat bog n → torbiera

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