Badlands (Noun)
Meaning 1
Deeply eroded barren land.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Usages
Examples
- The badlands stretched out before us, a seemingly endless expanse of rugged, barren terrain.
- The park ranger warned us to stay on the trail, as the badlands could be treacherous to navigate.
- After a long drive, we finally reached the badlands, where the landscape was dominated by twisted rock formations and deep gullies.
- The badlands were a harsh environment, with little vegetation or wildlife to be seen.
- As we hiked through the badlands, the sun beat down on us, reflecting off the dry, cracked earth.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
An eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.