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Synonyms for badlands

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bad-landz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbædˌlændz

Définition of badlands

Origin :
  • "arid, highly eroded regions of the western U.S.," 1852, from bad + land (n.). Applied to urban districts of crime and vice since 1892 (originally with reference to Chicago).
  • noun barren land
Example sentences :
  • Why, it's in the Badlands, over between the Blaubergs and the east coast.
  • Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
  • A State of unbounded plains and hills and Badlands—elbowroom.
  • Extract from : « North Dakota » by Various
  • The fighting of this day is known as the Battle of the Badlands.
  • Extract from : « North Dakota » by Various
  • The Badlands are probably the best known recreation area of the State.
  • Extract from : « North Dakota » by Various
  • But on the far rim of that section of badlands shone the green of a Warlockian sea rippling on to the only dimly seen horizon.
  • Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
  • Barathrum was closer to the scene of the worst outlaw depredations than the Badlands, not more than an hour at Mach Two.
  • Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
  • This river will become as classic hunting ground for reptile remains as the Badlands of South Dakota are for mammals.
  • Extract from : « Dinosaurs » by William Diller Matthew
  • As the highway descends into the Badlands, it twists through ravines and valleys.
  • Extract from : « North Dakota » by Various
  • All have had to cross their Badlands, ride roughshod above the timberline or grab for cover to avoid a ricochet.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Look Behind » by Paul Cameron Brown
  • Guided by three Indians from this village we came to another of the same size but hidden among ravines and badlands.
  • Extract from : « Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 » by Sherburne Friend Cook

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