desert terrain

collocation in English

meaningsofdesertandterrain

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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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terrain
noun[U]
uk
/təˈreɪn/us
/təˈreɪn/
an area of land, when considering its ...
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(Definition ofdesertandterrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Navigation enhancements were made to cope with the featurelessdesertterrain; engines required protection from the effects of sand.
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The four had walked for several hours throughdesertterrain.
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Operating from horseback, the cavalry was ideal for fighting in the harshdesertterrain.
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The brownout phenomenon causes accidents during helicopter landing and take-off operations in ariddesertterrain.
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Nearly the entire route of the railroad traversed rugged and largely unpopulateddesertterrain.
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Guided by his visions, they begin a long trek across the vastdesertterrain.
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Four versions of the game now allow patrolling in wooded, mountain, jungle anddesertterrain.
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However, owing to thedesertterrain, inland exploration was fraught with difficulties.
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European explorers were sent deep into the interior, discovering some pastoral land but mainly large tracts ofdesertterrain.
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Conventional grounding systems did not work well in this location since thedesertterrainhad no water table and very little rainfall.
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These designs were based on the assumption that an attack would come along the few roads leading through the desert, rather than through the difficultdesertterrain.
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During these operations, the flight flew over 2000 hours without any accident and maintained 100% serviceability in an environment akin to ourdesertterrain.
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Many unique communities, particularly aquatic and dune systems, are limited in distribution and separated by vast expanses of inhospitable, ariddesertterrain.
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The route is simply marked by rock cairns that serve as guideposts, allowing hikers to trek cross-country over the semi-arid, highdesertterrainfrom one marker to the next.
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Traveling northwest the two-lane highway passes throughdesertterrainto its northern terminus at a toll booth.
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The battalion undertook evasive maneuvers, turning eastwards and fanning out in thedesertterrain, thereby avoiding losses.
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Their habitat is very unique; the landscape is a matrix of spring-fed marshes and tributaries that are naturally fragmented and isolated by inhospitabledesertterrain.
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