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badlands

/ˈbæd.lændz/

Translations

badlandsnoun

badlands

badlandsTerme géographique emprunté à l’anglais ; s’emploie au pluriel pour désigner un relief raviné et aride.

The badlands were carved by centuries of erosion.

Les badlands ont été sculptés par des siècles d’érosion.

Additional translations

terres ravinéesTraduction descriptive en français ; registre géographique.

Synonyms

wasteland

desolate area

barren land

rugged terrain

bad country

badlandnoun

badlands

/ˈbæd.lænd/

badlandsTerme géographique, généralement employé au pluriel en français.

This badland is difficult to cross on foot.

Ce badlands est difficile à traverser à pied.

Synonyms

badlands

wasteland

desolate area

barren land

rugged terrain

Definitions

badlandsnoun

A type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water, creating steep slopes, minimal vegetation, and a rugged appearance.

The Badlands of South Dakota are famous for their striking landscapes and unique geological formations.

A remote, barren, and rugged area that is difficult to cross or cultivate.

The explorers spent weeks mapping the surrounding badlands.

badlandnoun

A type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water, creating steep slopes, minimal vegetation, and a rugged appearance.

The Badlands National Park in South Dakota is famous for its striking landscapes of eroded buttes and pinnacles.