English to Afrikaans Meaning of peat - turf

Peat :

turf

noun

turf, sooi, grasveld

Peat :: turfPeaty :: veen

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Definitions of peat in English

Noun(1) partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

Examples of peat in English

(1) The largest frozen peat bog in the world, lying in western Siberia, is melting, according to Russian scientists.(2) peat cutting(3) The plant material, which forms deposits of peat locally, is likely the source of the phosphate.(4) Two rivers flowed between us and our destination, a miniature hut lost in an expanse of peat bog.(5) most of Lewis is acid peat bog(6) There is no air in a peat bog and, therefore, undrained peat is made up of 90% water.(7) At 350 hectares, Foulshaw Moss is one of the largest remaining areas of peat bog habitat in Britain.(8) It provides a good usable soil amendment for the garden and is certainly much less expensive than peat .(9) The route meanders up, over the rocks and then more peat bog.(10) The climate was temperate but windy, the terrain a mixture of downland, rocky hills and peat bogs.(11) A lot of East Anglia was covered in peat bog, until they decided to drain it.(12) Potting mixes containing peat seem to be particularly affected by fungus gnats.(13) Other garden peat can contain chemicals that can harm discus fish so just be careful.(14) It is believed to get its name from a long gone drainage channel which ran over a peat bog.(15) It may be desirable to amend the soil with sand or peat .(16) cuttings are rooted in a homemade mixture of equal parts peat and sand

Related Phrases of peat

(1) peat moss ::

veenmos

Related Phrases of peat

(1) peat moss ::

veenmos

Synonyms

1. peat ::

turf

2. sod ::

sooi

3. sward ::

grasveld

Different Forms

peat, peaty

English to Afrikaans Dictionary: peat

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English to Afrikaans Dictionary: peat

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