bad lands
/'bæd'lændz/
Definition
- Noun:
- An eroded and barren region: "Bad lands" refers to a type of terrain characterized by extensive erosion, creating a landscape of steep slopes, sharp ridges, and sparse vegetation. It is often difficult to traverse.
- A specific geographical area: The term is famously used as a proper noun, "Badlands," to name a particular eroded region in the southwestern United States, notably in South Dakota and Nebraska.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The explorers struggled to cross the vast expanse of the bad lands.
- The Badlands National Park in South Dakota protects a stunning example of this unique geology.
Advanced Usage
- "to be badlands": Describes an area that has the harsh, eroded characteristics of badlands terrain.
- Much of the remote canyon country had become badlands over millennia.
Variants and Related Words
- Badlands (proper noun): The specific name for the eroded region in South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska, often capitalized.
- Eroded terrain (noun phrase): A more general term for land worn away by natural forces.
- Barren land (noun phrase): Land lacking vegetation and fertility.
Synonyms
- Wasteland: An unproductive or desolate area of land.
- Desolate terrain: Bare, empty, and inhospitable land.
Related Phrases
- Badlands topography: The specific landforms and features characteristic of badlands areas.
- The course studied the unique badlands topography formed by rapid erosion.
Related Idioms
- (To be) a cultural badlands: Used metaphorically to describe a place perceived as lacking in cultural or intellectual activity.
- Some critics dismissed the suburb as a cultural badlands, but it had a vibrant arts scene.
Noun
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an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
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