duneveld
duneveld noun: an area of land characterized by fossilized sand dunes that are stable because shrubs and grasses have taken hold.
Noun
duneveld (plural dunevelds)
- An area of land characterized by fossilized sand dunes that are stable because shrubs and grasses have taken hold.
- Dune veld consists for the most part of rolling sand hills with wide or narrow straaten running in between the rows of sand hills.1919, South Africa. Dept. of Lands, Report of the Department of Lands for the Period 1st January, 1917, to the 31st March 1918, Cape Town: Cape Times Limited, Government Printers, page 17
- As a result of the copious rains experienced during the early part of the year no difficulties with either grazing or water were encountered except in the duneveld where grain-feeding had to be resorted to.1925, Reports of Mandatory Powers, volume III Union of South Africa: Report of the Administrator of South-West Africa for the Year 1924, Geneva: League of Nations, page 45
Forms of duneveld
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Questions about duneveld
- What does duneveld mean?
- Duneveld means an area of land characterized by fossilized sand dunes that are stable because shrubs and grasses have taken hold.
- What part of speech is duneveld?
- Duneveld is a noun.
- What is the plural of duneveld?
- The plural of duneveld is dunevelds.
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