Sahara
noun
a desert in northern Africa, extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 square miles (9,065,000 square kilometers).
trans-Sahara
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a word derived from
Sahara.
Example Sentences
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It is an area with huge foreign investments in oil, mining and a possible trans-Sahara gas pipeline.
From Reuters ● Jan. 13, 2010
In the film, Brooke winds up racing a 1928 Packard in a trans-Sahara race.
From Time Magazine Archive
