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Definition of Scabland
1. Noun. (US geography) High, flat land of igneous rock, with thin soil and deep channels formed by glaciers or glacial floods. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scabland
1. rocky land with little soil cover [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scabland
Literary usage of Scabland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora of the State of Washington by Charles Vancouver Piper (1906)
"Where a thin soil is formed, the scabland sagebrush (Artemisia rígida) often
occurs in considerable areas. ..."
2. Pamphlets on Forestry in Washington (1906)
"Where a thin soil is formed, the scabland sagebrush (Artemisia rigida) often
occurs in considerable areas. Other plants usually found only in scablands are: ..."
3. Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1922)
"A guidebook on the channeled scabland was prepared by J H. Bretz. Publication :
Professional Paper 170-C. (See p. 2.) WEST VIRGINIA Work on the Lower ..."
4. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1906)
"Where a thin soil is formed, the scabland sagebrush (Artemisia rigida) often
occurs in considerable areas. Other plants usually found only in scablands are: ..."
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