washland en · NOUN
Etymology
From wash + land.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any land that is flooded by a river from time to time.
Martyn Wilson, senior asset manager (geotechnics), explains: "In that part of Yorkshire, more than 3,000 acres of washlands had been allowed to flood [in line with the Environment Agency's local flood management plan]. That's 80% of the size of Windermere, so when it floods it becomes the second-largest lake in England.
2020 May 20, Paul Stephen, “NR beats floods to secure tracks to Drax”, in Rail, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| washlands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |