veldt
noun
a variant of veld.
veldts
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pluralof veldt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, annual bouts of fall fire created veldts, typically 10 to 20 acres in size, of nearly pure camas lily, which have tasty roots that Kalapuya families gathered and stored for winter.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 17, 2020
First, in the deserts and veldts arose oral culture, the culture of the spoken word.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
The khaki suits were designed to imitate the yellow veldts of South Africa; the gray-green garments of the German forces are designed to simulate the green fields of the north.
From Aeroplanes by James Slough Zerbe
That's characteristic of the cobra family, and this specimen—common to the veldts of South Africa where he is known as the 'sheep stinger'—is first cousin to the big king cobras.
From On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents by William Nelson Taft
All around were bare rocks and the dry sweltering veldts, covered only with round stones and red sand and low bushy vegetation.
From What's Bred in the Bone by Grant Allen
