Also means
area between marsh and higher dry land
Usage Note
Halbmarsch is a transitional landscape between the fully wet Marsch (tidal marsh) and the higher dry Geest land. It is seasonally flooded and characterised by rich soils and intensive agriculture.
Examples
"Die fruchtbare Halbmarsch zwischen Geest und Tidefluss wird intensiv landwirtschaftlich genutzt."
Natural Translation
The fertile transitional marshland between the Geest and the tidal river is used intensively for agriculture.
Literal Translation
The fertile half-marsh between Geest and tidal river is intensively agriculturally used.
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