dashtn.

/daʃt/

Etymology: < Persian dasht desert, plain without water.

A name in Iran and some other parts of Asia for a desert, esp. a stony desert.

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1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 223/2 The Dasht-Baha-rak is an extensive plain in this district, on which was formerly situated a large city, once the capital of Badakhshan.]

1901 Mem. Geol. Surv. India XXXI. 189 These floods, which, no doubt, were more frequent in former times, have spread the pebbles over large areas in the desert, giving rise to the stony plains known by the name of ‘dasht’.

1925 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 333/2 The coastal belt..was..primeval dasht—a dismal succession of open mud flats, patches of low tamarisk, pools of bitter water.

1950 W. B. Fisher Middle East xiii. 267 Firm sandy or stony stretches in which sand dunes (rig) may occur, giving a more ‘normal’ desert topography similar to that of Arabia or the Sahara. The term dasht is applied to this firm desert.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	dasht
释义	dashtn. /daʃt/ Etymology: < Persian dasht desert, plain without water. A name in Iran and some other parts of Asia for a desert, esp. a stony desert. ΚΠ 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 223/2 The Dasht-Baha-rak is an extensive plain in this district, on which was formerly situated a large city, once the capital of Badakhshan.] 1901 Mem. Geol. Surv. India XXXI. 189 These floods, which, no doubt, were more frequent in former times, have spread the pebbles over large areas in the desert, giving rise to the stony plains known by the name of ‘dasht’. 1925 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 333/2 The coastal belt..was..primeval dasht—a dismal succession of open mud flats, patches of low tamarisk, pools of bitter water. 1950 W. B. Fisher Middle East xiii. 267 Firm sandy or stony stretches in which sand dunes (rig) may occur, giving a more ‘normal’ desert topography similar to that of Arabia or the Sahara. The term dasht is applied to this firm desert. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1901
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