desertificationnoun [ U ]
uk/dɪˌzɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/dɪˌzɝː.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/specializedthe process by which land changes into desert, for example because there has been too much farming activity on it or because a lot of trees have been cut down
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dry weather, arid conditions & dryness
- arid
- aridity
- as dry as a bone idiom
- bone
- bone dry idiom
- dehydrate
- desiccation
- dried
- dry
- dry (sth) out
- dry up
- dust devil
- frazzled
- parch
- parched
- sandstorm
- semi-arid
- subarid
- sun-baked
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