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71steppe — noun Etymology: Russian step Date: 1671 1. one of the vast usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia 2. arid land with xerophilous vegetation found usually in regions of extreme temperature range and loess soil …
72tundra — noun Etymology: Russian, from Russian dialect (northeast) tundra, tundara, from Kildin Sami (Sami language of the northern Kola Peninsula) tūnter Date: circa 1841 a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic… …
73Barren Grounds — geographical name treeless plains N Canada W of Hudson Bay …
74Nullarbor Plain — geographical name treeless plain SW Australia in Western Australia & South Australia bordering on Great Australian Bight …
75down — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a (from of), of off, from + dūne, dative of dūn hill Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) toward or in a lower physical position (2) to a lying or… …
76plain — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament more at plaint Date: 14th century archaic complain II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin planum, from… …
77tree — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trēow; akin to Old Norse trē tree, Greek drys, Sanskrit dāru wood Date: before 12th century 1. a. a woody perennial plant having a single usually elongate main stem generally with few or no… …
78Albedo — The albedo of an object is the extent to which it diffusely reflects light from the sun. It is therefore a more specific form of the term reflectivity. Albedo is defined asthe ratio of diffusely reflected to incident electromagnetic radiation. It …
79Ambush — For other uses, see Ambush (disambiguation). An ambush is a long established military tactic, in which the aggressors (the ambushing force) take advantage of concealment and the element of surprise to attack an unsuspecting enemy from concealed… …
80Baker Island — For other uses, see Baker Island (disambiguation) …
