What does badlands mean?
Badlands means (geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks..
Badlands
/ˈbæd.lændz/ · noun
Meaning
(geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks..
Example Sentences
Not only do the Bad Lands present a most attractive field to the student of erosion and of the origin of earth forms, but their deathlike solitudes have been made to yield the most wonderful procession of strange extinct animals yet unearthed by geologists.
No one has ever described better the shaggy badlands and cabbage-patches round the edges of a city, where the debris of civilization piles up ramshackle suburbs in which starve and scheme all manner of human detritus.
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What is a synonym for badlands?
Common synonyms include malpais, bad lands.
What is the opposite of badlands?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use badlands in a sentence?
Not only do the Bad Lands present a most attractive field to the student of erosion and of the origin of earth forms, but their deathlike solitudes have been made to yield the most wonderful procession of strange extinct animals yet unearthed by geologists.
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