Dry or parched land, desert. Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | the world > the earth > land > landscape > wild or uncultivated land > [noun] > barren land or desert > waterless (11) droughta1000 Dry or parched land, desert. Obsolete. rare. dryheada1300 Dryness, drought; dry land; a dry place, desert. drynessa1398 concrete. A dry place; dry land. Obsolete. rare. carbuncle1577 Hard, parched earth. Obsolete. jornada1828 In Mexico, etc.: A march or journey performed in a day; spec. a journey across a tract where there is no water and consequently no place to halt… thirst-land1878 a waterless tract of country, spec. in South Africa. dry land1893 Originally U.S. An area of low rainfall, esp. when farmed without irrigation. Cf. dry farming n. at dry, adj. adv.compounds 3. thirst-country1895 = thirst-land n. thirst1906 Short for thirst-land n. at compounds 2. dry1909 That which is dry. Australian. A desert area; waterless country. dust-bowl1936 a region subject to drought where, as a result of the loss or absence of plant cover, the wind has eroded the soil and made the land unproductive… |
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