Empty Quarter

British  

noun

1. another name for Rub` al Khali

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Example Sentences

Camels march through the desert on the outskirts of the Empty Quarter, the world’s largest sand sea.

From New York Times

It gives the example of the Rub’ al Khali, or Empty Quarter, a desert in the southern Arabian Peninsula, as a place that was historically uncommon for desert locust outbreaks but then became a hotspot.

From Seattle Times

The city sits on the coast of the Persian Gulf, but further inland begins the Empty Quarter, the massive desert that takes up a third of the Arabian Peninsula.

From Seattle Times

The trip across the desolate dunes of the Empty Quarter took several days, skirting the kingdom’s southern border.

From Washington Post

The Aldosseri story has some unlikely details — including the boy’s unsuccessful personal video plea to President Biden last year, followed by his dangerous flight to safety across the barren desert of the Empty Quarter in eastern Saudi Arabia.

From Washington Post