red earth
Britishnoun
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Guayaramerin, a town of 40,000 people with dusty streets of red earth that contrast sharply with the vivid green of the jungle, survives off trade with Brazil.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
He was sitting beside a mound of red earth, carefully pushing a blade of grass into a hole, then withdrawing it and poking it into his mouth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
To locate the tunnel, forces repeated an Israeli tactic used elsewhere in the strip, overturning mounds of red earth to produce a crater-like hole giving way to a small tunnel entrance.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
"It's completely empty... no sign of building just a long line of green trees and red earth."
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2022
The next day, dawn broke as they were crossing a cracked and fissured plain of hard red earth.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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