dry desert

collocation in English

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dry
adjective
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/draɪ/us
/draɪ/
used to describe something that has no water or other liquid in, on, or ...
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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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(Definition ofdryanddesertfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The habitat consists of wet lowland prairies, wet meadows, wet forests and in riparian zones along creeks indrydesertregions.
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This process also made the air more humid, which can be beneficial in adrydesertclimate.
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The visual character is of large, lush green trees surrounded bydrydesertvegetation and soil coloration.
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Sometimes, the precipitation evaporates before reaching the ground, when falling into the low-level hot,drydesertatmosphere.
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This system is unique to cacti, and helps to replace the water lost to thedrydesertair.
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It grows in scrubby habitat indrydesertcanyons.
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The mountain-building forces have thrust up the altiplano, a high,drydesertwith geyser fields, caustic lakes and little vegetation.
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The warm zone spread in the northern hemisphere, where extensivedrydesertappeared.
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These highlands support dry woodlands and shrublands distinct from the hotdrydesertlowlands.
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Annual precipitation is 250 millimeters, which is the value of adrydesert.
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Thedrydesertair makes it a welcome retreat from the coastal humidity of the larger cities.
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This wind can be compared with the sirocco, a very hot and verydrydesertwind.
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This is compared to the thirst of a person in adrydesertwithout water.
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Thedrydesertair sometimes dried the tires so much the iron tire was prone to fall off.
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The rest of the municipality is verydrydesertwith larger temperature variations than the coastal area.
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They are known commonly as sandpaper plants, and are most often found in warm,drydesertregions.
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