释义 |
scablands
scab·land S0115200 (skăb′lănd′)n. often scablands An elevated area of barren rocky land with little or no soil cover, often crossed by dry stream channels: the scablands of eastern Washington.scablands (ˈskæbˌlændz) or scablandpl n (Physical Geography) a type of terrain, found for example in the northwestern US, consisting of bare rock surfaces, with little or no soil cover and scanty vegetation, that have been deeply channelled by glacial flood watersThesaurusNoun | 1. | scablands - (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocksplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than oneEvergreen State, WA, Washington - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacificland, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" |
scablands
Words related to scablandsnoun (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)Related Words- geology
- plural
- plural form
- Evergreen State
- WA
- Washington
- land
- soil
- ground
|