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peat
1[ peet ]
noun
- a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- such vegetable matter used as fertilizer or fuel.
peat
2[ peet ]
noun
- Obsolete. a merry young girl; darling (used as a term of endearment).
peat
1/ 辱ː /
noun
- a compact brownish deposit of partially decomposed vegetable matter saturated with water: found in uplands and bogs in temperate and cold regions and used as a fuel (when dried) and as a fertilizer
- ( as modifier )
peat bog
- a piece of dried peat for use as fuel
peat
2/ 辱ː /
noun
- archaic.a person, esp a woman
- obsolete.a term of endearment for a girl or woman
peat
- Partially decayed vegetable matter, especially peat moss, found in bogs. The low levels of oxygen and the acidic environment in bogs prevent the degradation of peat. Peat is burned as fuel and also used as fertilizer.
- See more at bog
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of peat1
Origin of peat2
Word History and Origins
Origin of peat1
Origin of peat2
Example Sentences
He said government funding to help farmers and land managers restore peat bogs in the uplands, to prevent fires while also soaking in planet-warming carbon and providing habitat, was essential.
There is peat bog here too which traps the heat, making things more difficult for firefighters, and there are nesting birds and other wildlife which have been badly affected.
The vehicle – a M88A2 Hercules – and the bodies of the other three soldiers were found in a peat bog on Monday.
It is thought to have partly spread via the island's network of peat bogs.
More myths would have surrounded the eerie blue glow of will-o'-the-wisp – methane from peat beds burning over the top of the marshes.
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