出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/08/12 19:41 UTC 版)
water meadow (plural water meadows)
In technical usage, a distinction is made between water-meadows and flood meadows or floodplain meadows. Flood meadows are naturally subject to seasonal flooding from a river, whereas water meadows are artificially created and maintained, with flooding controlled on a seasonal or even daily basis.
In lay usage, however, water-meadow may be used more loosely to mean any level grassland beside a river.
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/07 13:24 UTC 版)
A water-meadow (also water meadow or watermeadow) is an area of grassland subject to controlled irrigation to increase agricultural productivity. Water-meadows were mainly used in Europe from the 16th to the early 20th centuries. Working water-meadows have now largely disappeared, but the field patterns and water channels of derelict water-meadows remain common in areas where they were used, such as parts of Italy, Switzerland and England. Derelict water-meadows are often of importance as wetland wildlife habitats.