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Bad·lands
also Bad Lands (băd′lăndz′) A heavily eroded arid region of southwest South Dakota and northwest Nebraska. It is known for its colorful rock formations and prehistoric fossils.
bad·lands
(băd′lăndz′)pl.n.
Barren land typically having rough, deeply eroded terrain.
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badlands
(ˈbædˌlændz)pl n
(Physical Geography) any deeply eroded barren area
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bad•lands
(ˈbædˌlændz)n.pl.
a barren area in which soft rock strata are eroded into varied, fantastic forms.
[1850–55, Amer.]
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bad·lands
(băd′lăndz′) An area of heavily eroded land with numerous gullies or streambeds between ridges of variously colored sand, silt, and clay. Badlands usually form in dry regions where sudden, heavy rains wash away soil and keep most vegetation from becoming established.
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badlands
Arid, barren, hilly land that is deeply eroded by gullies.
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Noun | 1. | badlands - deeply eroded barren land plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
2. | Badlands - an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska |
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badlands
nounA tract of unproductive land:
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badlands
[ˈbædlændz] NPL (US) → tierras fpl malas región yerma, esp en los estados de Nebraska y Dakota del SurCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
badlands
pl → Ödland nt
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