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hardveld

hardveld noun: a type of terrain characterized by rocky outcrops and hard soil.

Noun

hardveld (uncountable)

  1. (Botswana) A type of terrain characterized by rocky outcrops and hard soil.
    • The hardveld grasses are generally of a higher nutritive value than those of the Kalahari sandveld.1987, African Forage Plant Genetic Resources, page 39
    • Besides his status as the regent for the rightful heir, Gaseitsiwe, in the wake of the Mzilakazi’s evacuation Segotshane had the strategic advantage of being able to disperse his followers into the eastern Gangwaketse hardveld with the acquiescence of neighbouring merafe, the Barolong, Batlhaping...2016 November 28, Jeff Ramsay, “Sebego And Livingstone”, in Mmegi

Questions about hardveld

What does hardveld mean?
Hardveld means a type of terrain characterized by rocky outcrops and hard soil.
What part of speech is hardveld?
Hardveld is a noun.

Words near hardveld in the dictionary

  1. Hardts
  2. hardun
  3. harduns
  4. Harduri
  5. hardvapour
  6. hardveld
  7. hardveldt
  8. hardwall
  9. hardware
  10. hardware acceleration
  11. hardware cloth

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