gibber plain
gibber plain noun: a large desert pavement.
Noun
gibber plain (plural gibber plains)
- A large desert pavement.
- Gibber plains are often covered with a very open low shrubland (see below).1984, Ken Simpson, Nicolas Day, The Birds of Australia: A Book of Identification: 758 Birds in Colour, page 278
- We were to learn also, as we approached Bedourie and Sandringham, that to the east the Simpson Desert is bounded by stony desert or Gibber plain, which interdigitates with the sandhill-claypan country.2009, Richard Macmillen, Barbara Macmillen, Meandering in the Bush, page 19
- Synonyms:
- stony desert, stony mantle
Synonyms of gibber plain
- stony desert
- stony mantle
Forms of gibber plain
| plural | gibber plains |
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Origin of gibber plain
From gibber (“stone”) + plain.
Questions about gibber plain
- What does gibber plain mean?
- Gibber plain means a large desert pavement.
- What part of speech is gibber plain?
- Gibber plain is a noun.
- What is the plural of gibber plain?
- The plural of gibber plain is gibber plains.
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