blanket bog

English

Etymology

Describes a bog type, in which the peat is spread like a blanket over a land area.

Noun

blanket bog (plural blanket bogs)

1. An area of peatland where peat covers large expanses of undulating ground, forming where there is a climate of high rainfall and a low level of evapotranspiration.

Synonyms

• blanket mire, featherbed bog

Translations

type of bog

• Finnish: peittosuo