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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /piːt/
peat means: Dark material made from partly decayed plants in very wet ground, used as fuel or for growing plants.
noun
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Dark material made from partly decayed plants in very wet ground, used as fuel or for growing plants.
- They burned peat to keep warm.
- This dark soil contains a lot of peat.
- The old peat bog stores large amounts of carbon.
Questions about peat
What does peat mean?
Dark material made from partly decayed plants in very wet ground, used as fuel or for growing plants.
What is peat in other languages?
Türkçe: turba · Español: turba · Français: tourbe · Deutsch: Torf · Italiano: torba · 日本語: 泥炭
How do you pronounce peat?
It is pronounced /piːt/.
How do you use peat in a sentence?
They burned peat to keep warm. This dark soil contains a lot of peat.
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