oak opening
US
noun
An area thinly wooded with oak trees; specifically (frequently in plural) a tract of land characterized by open stands of oak trees occurring naturally in prairie country, especially in the upper Mississippi valley.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- steepish
- steeple
- steeplechase
- steeplechaser
- steeplechasing
- steeple-crowned
- steepled
- steeplejack
- steeply
- steepness
- steer
- steerable
- steerage
- steerage way
- steer a middle course
- steer-by-wire
- steer clear of
- steerer
- steering
- steering column
- steering committee
- steering group
- steering wheel
- steer (or take) a middle course
- steersman