peat

[US]/piːt/
[UK]/pit/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.mud coal;
peat block;
peat color.

Phrases & Collocations

peat bog

peat moss

peat extraction

peatland

peat fire

peat soil

Example Sentences

amend your soil with peat moss or compost.

hills scarred with peat diggings.

the stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil.

Bogwood:Wood that has been preserved in a peat bog.

The kaolinite tonstein in the seam 5# is formed by acidic ash alterated in the acid medium in peat bog in tongchuan district.

Chinese medicine residue contained less water than peat, and subirrigation could promote the growth and quality of poinsettia grown in medicine residue-substrate.

Real-world Examples

" You ever seen any peat? " Nick asked.

Source: Selected Short Stories of Hemingway

" You can't get peat into liquor, " Nick said.

Source: Selected Short Stories of Hemingway

Nitrogen fertilisers have altered the balance of chemical isotopes in peat bogs.

Source: The Economist - Technology

When Wendy says " out there, " she means the Indonesian peat swamp forest.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2023 Compilation

And we thought, ah, peat is kind of burying all of that carbon.

Source: BBC English Unlocked

He told reporters with Reuters news agency that peat " doesn't cost anything, really" .

Source: VOA Special October 2021 Collection

In about 15 years, the German peat will be completely exploited.

Source: Environment and Science

But in 2015 it brought with it devastating peat fires.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2023 Compilation

Even in January, peat fires were burning in the Siberian cryosphere, despite temperatures below –50C.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

But the park—415,000 hectares of protected tropical heath forest and peat forest—is surrounded by oil-palm plantations.

Source: The Economist - International

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