swamp

/swˈɒmp/

/ˈswɑmp/, /ˈswɔmp/

Swamp

marais

an area of land that is covered with water or is always very wet

Synonymes : swampland

Exemples

1. Has Trump drained the swamp in Washington?

2. Ronald Reagan called for draining the swamp of bureaucrats in Washington D.C. while in 2006.

3. Our work in Iraq is valuable and important, but we cannot put our faith in draining the swamp of terrorism by military means alone.

4. The light from big cities would totally swamp its sensors.