prairie
21prairie — n. 1) a rolling; windswept prairie 2) on the prairie * * * [ pre(ə)rɪ] windswept prairie a rolling on the prairie on the prairie …
22prairie — n. a large area of usu. treeless grassland esp. in N. America. Phrases and idioms: prairie chicken (or hen) a N. American grouse, Tympanuchus cupido. prairie dog any N. American rodent of the genus Cynomys, living in burrows and making a barking… …
23prairie — (prè rie) s. f. Terrain couvert de plantes herbacées, fourragères, consommées sur place par les bestiaux, ou coupées pour être mangées en vert ou desséchées. • Des boeufs, des moutons, des porcs, des chèvres paissent nuit et jour dans les… …
24PRAIRIE — n. f. étendue de terre qui produit de l’herbe, du foin. Se promener dans une prairie. Faucher l’herbe d’une prairie. Mettre des bestiaux dans une prairie lorsqu’elle est fauchée. Des canaux pour l’irrigation des prairies. Prairies artificielles,… …
25prairie — [18] Prairie comes ultimately from Latin prātum ‘meadow’ (source also of French pré ‘meadow’). From it was derived Vulgar Latin *prātāria, which passed into English via French prairie. The word was from the start almost exclusively used with… …
26prairie — UK [ˈpreərɪ] / US [ˈprerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms prairie : singular prairie plural prairies a large flat area in central North America covered with grass and farmland but without trees …
27prairie — [18] Prairie comes ultimately from Latin prātum ‘meadow’ (source also of French pré ‘meadow’). From it was derived Vulgar Latin *prātāria, which passed into English via French prairie. The word was from the start almost exclusively used with… …
28prairie — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… …
29prairie — [[t]pre͟əri[/t]] prairies N VAR A prairie is a large area of flat, grassy land in North America. Prairies have very few trees …
30Prairie — Sp Prèris Ap Prairie L JAV apyg. (Arkanzasas, Montana) …
