Tarim Basin
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Researchers also believe that the Tarim Basin residents traded and interacted with other people in what would eventually become a critical corridor on the Silk Road, linking East and West in the arid desert.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 15, 2023
The Tarim Basin mummies have been a mystery ever since European explorers discovered them in northwestern China in the early 20th century.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2021
The railway loop also enables exploitation of the Tarim Basin oilfield, estimated to cover 350,000 square miles under the Taklamakan’s huge dunes and shifting sands.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
During the 1990s, Exxon, Chevron, Texaco and Phillips all but abandoned exploration projects in the oil and gas-rich Tarim Basin after China steered the best opportunities to its state-owned companies.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 14, 2011
In the Tarim Basin, the sand could cook bread faster than a tandoor oven.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
