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bad·lands (badlandz′)

plural noun

any section of barren land where rapid erosion has cut the loose, dry soil or soft rocks into strange shapes, as in various places in the W U.S.
Badlands definition

Bad·lands (badlandz′)

barren plateau in SW South Dakota east of the Black Hills; marked by dramatically eroded hills and containing many fossil deposits

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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