Ordos

American  

[awr-dos] / ˈɔr dɒs /

noun

1. a desert plateau in the southern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).

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Example Sentences

Ordos Yiding Eco-Agriculture is a wholesaler of coal and manufactured products, with its business covering the production of ammonia, sulphur, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen.

From Reuters

On Friday, the city of Ordos in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia said it will "draw lessons" from the recent "problems" uncovered in epidemic prevention in some places in China.

From Reuters

Earlier this month, the government of Ordos city, a coal-extraction powerhouse in Inner Mongolia, approved plans to tap a 2 billion-ton coal-reserve spread across 65 square miles with expected output of 15 million tons per year.

From Washington Post

An aerial view shows machinery working in an open-pit coal mine in Ejin Horo Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, October 19, 2021.

From Reuters

In an urgent notice dated 7 October, the Inner Mongolia regional energy department asked the cities of Wuhai, Ordos and Hulunbuir, as well as Xilingol League, or prefecture, to notify 72 mines that they may operate at stipulated higher capacities immediately.

From The Guardian