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desert

  • noun
  • dĕz'ərt

A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.

Other meanings

  1. In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.

  2. Any barren place or situation.

Example sentences

  • “He was running around in the desert.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

  • “She rode her horse across the desert.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "dēsertum".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “desert” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.