单词 | scabland |
释义 | scabland in British English (ˈskæbˌlænd) noun another name for scablands scablands in British English (ˈskæbˌlændz) or scabland (ˈskæbˌlænd) plural noun a type of terrain, found for example in the northwestern US, consisting of bare rock surfaces, with little or no soil cover and scanty vegetation, that have been deeply channelled by glacial flood waters scabland in American English (ˈskæbˌlænd) noun Physical Geography rough, barren, volcanic topography with thin soils and little vegetation Word origin [1920–25, Amer.; scab + land]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, checkout, montage, self-service, superpowerExamples of 'scabland' in a sentence |
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