Wetland vs Mountain - What's the difference?
wetland | mountain |
Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.
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A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 304.8 metres), though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.
A large amount.
(figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
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As nouns the difference between wetland and mountain
is that wetland is land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas while mountain is a large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 3048 metres), though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.wetland
English
(wikipedia wetland)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands , lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.}}
Usage notes
The plural form is more commonly used.Hyponyms
* bog * fen * marsh * mire * swampmountain
English
Noun
(en noun)- Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
- We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains .
- There's still a mountain of work to do.
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