muskeg
a bog of northern North America, commonly having sphagnum mosses, sedge, and sometimes stunted black spruce and tamarack trees.
Origin of muskeg
1- Also called mas·keg [mas-keg] /ˈmæs kɛg/ .
Words Nearby muskeg
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How to use muskeg in a sentence
Previously, Banerjee and others had shown how to make a material for roads with a bog-like muskeg soil.
A soil-based ‘concrete’ could make buildings green, even on Mars | Kathiann Kowalski | December 22, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThen they dumped in carload after carload of rock and gravel; but the muskeg absorbed it and waited for more.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossTwo young women had, however, just emerged from among the towering firs that hemmed in the muskeg.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossAlong the river in the muskeg and bush to the south we hunt.
The Snow-Burner | Henry OyenHow far-r did ye say ut wuz to Flor-ridy, afther ye cr-ross th' muskeg?
Connie Morgan in Alaska | James B. Hendryx
Toward evening the trail gradually swung to the east skirting muskeg country.
Bulldog Carney | W. A. Fraser
British Dictionary definitions for muskeg
/ (ˈmʌsˌkɛɡ) /
undrained boggy land characterized by sphagnum moss vegetation: vast areas of muskeg
a bog or swamp of this nature
Origin of muskeg
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