English Explanatory Dictionary

blanket bog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An area of peatland where peat covers large expanses of undulating ground, forming where there is a climate of high rainfall and a low level of evapotranspiration.

Word forms

blanket bog blanket bogs

Etymology

Describes a bog type, in which the peat is spread like a blanket over a land area.

Synonyms

blanket mire featherbed bog
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