bad lands

/'bæd'lændz/

Thân thiện

The family drives through the bad lands on a scenic road.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska

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• Bad Lands
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