desert landscape

collocation in English

meaningsofdesertandlandscape

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desert
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdez.ət/us
/ˈdez.ɚt/
an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not ...
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landscape
adjective
uk
/ˈlænd.skeɪp/us
/ˈlænd.skeɪp/
A landscape document is to be printed with the longer side of the paper at the top ...
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(Definition ofdesertandlandscapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdesert landscape

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This ancientdesertlandscapeand its biological communities have very little natural ability to recover from disturbance.
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Some people prefer adesertlandscapeor a concrete jungle: this is a subjective matter.
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Someone visiting the site would see the tunnels immediately with their contrast to the fairly undifferentiateddesertlandscape.
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There is no water due to limited precipitation over thedesertlandscape, though intermittent or seasonal washes do exist.
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It is undoubtedly one of the natural highlights in the area which is dominated by the starkdesertlandscapeand unusual granite outcrops.
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It is located in the center east of the province, especially in adesertlandscapewith mountains.
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The green of the baseball diamond sharply contrasts the surroundingdesertlandscape.
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They rise from the surrounding flatdesertlandscapeor sand dunes and create islands of moister habitat (guelta) which support flora and fauna.
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The neon display is placed in front of adesertlandscape, with mountains in the background.
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Tourism is also important to the area; local tourist attractions include thedesertlandscapeand local architecture, and archaeological sites.
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A stream bubbles into the exhibit from a rockydesertlandscape, and a deck overlooks the vibrant scene.
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That same desolatedesertlandscapebecame a central motif in many works of art until the 1980s.
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It dominates adesertlandscapewith very little or no water sources with the typical vegetation of the area: cactus.
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The wet ecosystems are islands of biodiversity, differing significantly from what would otherwise be adesertlandscape.
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The dunes, looking much like adesertlandscape, are often used for bodyboarding.
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The painting depicts a disembodied face hovering against a barrendesertlandscape.
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Winter also suggested the idea of adesertlandscape.
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The riders kept themselves cool with ice packs taken from the team cars, tucking them in their jerseys as they were racing through thedesertlandscape.
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The front of the medal shows a woman standing in adesertlandscapeholding a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left hand.
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