Synonyms for grassland


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gras-land, grahs-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgræsˌlænd, ˈgrɑs-

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Définition of grassland

Origin :
  • 1680s, from grass + land (n.).
  • noun meadow
Example sentences :
  • Tranquil Meadows, a fine area of grassland, is just south of the Bar-O.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • Beyond the wood, which stood on a ridge, there was a stretch of grassland.
  • Extract from : « Learning to Fly » by Claude Grahame-White
  • At the lower edge of the grassland, only the shady slopes are forested (Fig. 53B).
  • Extract from : « The Andes of Southern Peru » by Isaiah Bowman
  • Locally, as in damp hollows or cleared areas, there is grassland.
  • Extract from : « Mammals of the San Gabriel Mountains of California » by Terry A. Vaughan
  • But there were the claims of the Happy Family and all the grassland east of there which must be saved.
  • Extract from : « The Flying U's Last Stand » by B. M. Bower
  • Let us note next the particular conditions which favour woodland, grassland and desert respectively.
  • Extract from : « Modern Geography » by Marion I. Newbigin
  • Again, the soil is of minor importance, for different types of forest and of grassland occur on different types of soils.
  • Extract from : « Modern Geography » by Marion I. Newbigin
  • The result of all this is that forest trees require far more water than grassland.
  • Extract from : « Modern Geography » by Marion I. Newbigin
  • It may quite well be that woodland passes through scrub into desert without the intervention of grassland.
  • Extract from : « Modern Geography » by Marion I. Newbigin
  • More typical of this zone are thin-leaved trees interspersed in large expanses of meadow and grassland.
  • Extract from : « A Racial Study of the Fijians » by Norman E. Gabel

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