Badlands Definition

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noun

Barren land typically having rough, deeply eroded terrain.

American Heritage

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.

Webster's New World

Barren land typically having rough, deeply eroded terrain.

American Heritage

(geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.

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pronoun

Badlands National Park, a national park in South Dakota.

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