dryland

[drahy-land]

noun

Often drylands. a tract of land having dry, often sandy soil, as on the floor of a valley: Acres of the drylands have been reclaimed by irrigation.

Origin of dryland

1175–1225; Middle English. See dry, -land

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Mr. Dryland, the curate, had already proposed to Mary, and she had refused him.
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This morning Mr. Dryland called and asked for a private interview with Mary.
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In the middle stood the choir, the brass band, and Mr. Dryland.
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Mr. Dryland, from his superior height, beamed down on James.
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Mr. Dryland had wished to compose an ode especially for the occasion.
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