Dry or parched land, desert. Obsolete. rare.

Dryness, drought; dry land; a dry place, desert.

concrete. A dry place; dry land. Obsolete. rare.

Hard, parched earth. Obsolete.

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…

a waterless tract of country, spec. in South Africa.

Originally U.S. An area of low rainfall, esp. when farmed without irrigation. Cf. dry farming n. at dry, adj. adv.compounds 3.

= thirst-land n.

Short for thirst-land n. at compounds 2.

That which is dry. Australian. A desert area; waterless country.

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…