raningar

English translation: flood-meadows

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Swedish term or phrase:raningar
English translation:flood-meadows
Entered by: David Rumsey

01:45 Jan 7, 2015
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geography
Swedish term or phrase: raningar
Älvars och åars översvämningsstränder, så kallade raningar, kunde tillsammans med starrgräs från myrarna ge vinterfoder åt kreaturen som till våren åter fick gå på bete till skogs.
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 05:08
flood-meadows
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 07:08
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4 +1flood-meadows
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
flood-meadows


Explanation:
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Example sentence(s):
  • Vid Ahasjön i Umeälven utbreder sig ett deltaland med naturliga ängsmarker, vilka före Umeälvens reglering årligen översvämmades av vårfloden. Dessa flödesängar, s k raningar, var mycket goda slåttermarker[.]
  • A flood-meadow (or floodmeadow) is an area of grassland or pasture beside a river, subject to seasonal flooding. Flood-meadows are distinct from water-meadows in that the latter are artificially created and maintained[.]

    Reference: http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vasterbotten/Sv/samhallsplanerin...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood-meadow
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 07:08
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Deane Goltermann: Agree, also 'floodplain meadow' (http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/docs/community/floodp...
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