peat
Example Sentences
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On the Berwyn Range, damage which led to the convictions of drivers last month included the wearing away of hundreds of years worth of peat growth.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Beneath her boots is peat, built up over thousands of years and consisting of partially decayed plants and organic matter.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Instead of racing through trees and vegetation, these fires smolder through dried wetland soils and large deposits of peat, often continuing underground at relatively low temperatures.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
"When the water is drained, the peat dries and becomes flammable."
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The ground was broken by rifts and pits of naked black peat, where water lay and sharp white stones, some as big as a pigeon’s, some as a rabbit’s skull, glimmered in the moonlight.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Vocabulary lists containing peat
Western Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Middle School and High School
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