Veldt

Quick meaning: Veldt is a noun meaning Dated spelling of veld.

Meaning

Dated spelling of veld.

Example Sentences

And Thane nodded and staggered blindly upward, only to sag again in a heap upon the veldt.

In the flatness of the veldts, one would want to communicate with someone else in order to provide theme and variation to the unbounded and unfettered thoughts stretching outward, inspired by the immense sameness of this place.

South of the Zambesi, the frontier-line separates the high veldt and the low veldt regions, the line itself sometimes running along the crest and sometimes through the middle of the broken escarpment where the high granite tablelands break down towards the sea.

I forgot, in short, that I’d spent nearly five years scanning the veldt for threats, indulging in the most neurotic form of magical thinking, convinced that my monitoring of Twitter alone was what stood between Trump and national ruin, just as Erica Jong believed that her concentration and vigilance were what kept her flight from plunging into the sea.

Word Forms

• veldts

Synonyms for veldt

Depending on context, synonyms include veld.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include veld, grassland, veel, fielden, weald, bield.

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