fen
noun/fen/
/fen/
[countable, uncountable]- an area of low, flat, wet land, especially in the east of England
- There was an early morning mist rising from the fens.
- The Fens were drained in the seventeenth century.
- They rode home across the fen.
- 55 acres of fen
CultureThe Fens are an area of low wet land in eastern England between Lincoln and Cambridge. Much of the land used to be covered by the sea, and it contains many drains and sluices (= sliding gates to control the flow of water) to prevent floods. It is a rich farming area.Word OriginOld English fen(n), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veen and German Fenn.
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