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Definition of Badlands
1. Noun. Deeply eroded barren land.
Specialized synonyms: Bad Lands
Generic synonyms: Ground, Land, Soil
2. Noun. An eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska.
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Cornhusker State, Ne, Nebraska, Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, Sd, South Dakota
Definition of Badlands
1. Proper noun. Badlands National Park, a national park in South Dakota ¹
2. Noun. An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Badlands
1. badland [n] - See also: badland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Badlands
Literary usage of Badlands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial report by North Dakota Geological Survey (1908)
"The badlands.—Bordering the Little Missouri on either side and occupying almost
one-third of the entire area, or approximately 1400 square miles, ..."
2. The Great American Wilderness: Touring America's National Parks by Larry H. Ludmer (2000)
"Although the land appears inhospitable, the badlands provide a home to an unexpected
diversity of animals and plants. Fortunately, despite the impression of ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1922)
"... zone of the White River Oligocene, typically developed in the Big badlands of
South Dakota, have made necessary an examination of specific characters in ..."
4. The New Eldorado: A Summer Journey to Alaska by Maturin Murray Ballou (1889)
"The badlands.— Climbing the Rocky Mountains. — Cinnabar. — The Yellowstone Park.
— An Accumulation of Wonders. — The Famous Hot Springs Terrace. ..."
5. Western Canada by Jack Altman (2002)
"Drumheller, Edmonton The severely eroded, hopelessly arid badlands east of Calgary
were so named by hunters, prospective pioneer farmers and fur traders ..."
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