badlands
a barren area in which soft rock strata are eroded into varied, fantastic forms.
Origin of badlands
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Other definitions for Bad Lands (2 of 2)
a barren, severely eroded region in SW South Dakota and NW Nebraska.
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How to use badlands in a sentence
The Daily Beast found out with the help of nationally ranked competitive eater Eric ‘badlands’ Booker.
Video: We Took a Competitive Eater to TGI Fridays for Endless Appetizers—and They Ran Out | Brandy Zadrozny | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTbadlands ate, slowly at first; this was a casual snack after all, not a contest.
Video: We Took a Competitive Eater to TGI Fridays for Endless Appetizers—and They Ran Out | Brandy Zadrozny | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRank be damned, 45-year-old badlands still looks hungry to me, and manages to gobble 12 plates in all, with grace.
Video: We Took a Competitive Eater to TGI Fridays for Endless Appetizers—and They Ran Out | Brandy Zadrozny | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTbadlands is has got to be pushing 300 pounds and is one of the few really hyperadiposic entrants.
She received a life sentence for her part in a killing spree that inspired a Springsteen song and the movie badlands.
New Life Is Redemption for Caril Ann Fugate, Who Still Claims Innocence in Killings | Michael Daly | June 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
All have had to cross their badlands, ride roughshod above the timberline or grab for cover to avoid a ricochet.
The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron BrownAlong a makeshift road into the badlands trucks brought crushed lime and phosphorus to supplement the ocean sediment.
Monkey On His Back | Charles V. De VetAll the raids along the east coast; everybody's blamed them on the badlands gangs.
The Cosmic Computer | Henry Beam PiperAnd a variegated mass in the distance marked the Rainbow Buttes, rising isolated and alone from out the badlands.
The Yellow Horde | Hal G. EvartsThe least chipmunk is common in the buttes and associated badlands where it most frequently inhabits rocky areas.
Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota | Kenneth W. Andersen
British Dictionary definitions for badlands (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbædˌlændz) /
any deeply eroded barren area
British Dictionary definitions for Bad Lands (2 of 2)
a deeply eroded barren region of SW South Dakota and NW Nebraska
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