dryland
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.
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How to use dryland in a sentence
The region’s unique paleontological specimens add a missing piece to the fossil record that shed light on how the ancient ecosystem shifted when the Australian continent transformed from an arboreal landscape to the grassy drylands it is today.
Feast your eyes on exquisite fossils from an ancient rainforest (and more) | Shi En Kim | January 14, 2022 | Popular-ScienceGunning was out of the water for more than 100 days and scrambling to stay in shape with dryland training.
“There’s a whole body of research documenting the detrimental effects these animals can have on drylands around the world,” Beck says.
Wild donkeys and horses engineer water holes that help other species | Jonathan Lambert | April 29, 2021 | Science NewsI read Anthropometry of Algerian Women and Optimum Handle Height for a Push-Pull Type Manually Operated dryland Weeder.
He was burned a dark reddish black from the dryland sun and looked like he was on his last legs when he turned into Otto's.
Noble Redman | Jesse Franklin Bone
"They certainly have a very exaggerated opinion of him," assented Mr. dryland.
The Hero | William Somerset MaughamMr. dryland came to tea, and the Vicar's wife surrounded him with little attentions.
The Hero | William Somerset Maugham"We will now sing hymn number one hundred and thirty-seven," said Mr. dryland.
The Hero | William Somerset MaughamI am the teacher who spoke to you about the new oats being brought into the dryland country.
School Credit for Home Work | Lewis Raymond Alderman
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