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Definition of Great sandy desert
1. Noun. A desert in southern Saudi Arabia.
Generic synonyms: Desert
Group relationships: Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Desert, Great Arabian Desert
2. Noun. A desert region in northwestern Australia to the north of the Gibson Desert.
Group relationships: Australia, Commonwealth Of Australia, Australian Desert, Great Australian Desert
Lexicographical Neighbors of Great Sandy Desert
Literary usage of Great sandy desert
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"Skirts the borders of the great sandy desert, and at present contains a small
and scattered population. Numerous ruins of towns and villages show that the ..."
2. Narrative of the Chinese Embassy to the Khan of the Tourgouth Tartars: In by Tulišen (1821)
"TU-LI-SHIN and his Colleagues set out on their Mission— cross the Great Wall and.
the great sandy desert— arrive at the Russian Frontier—are met by a ..."
3. Key to Pelton's New and Improved Series of Outline Maps: Containing All the by Cale Pelton (1855)
"1 2 Deserts of Asia wild and vast, great sandy desert now is reach'd, The Desert
Kizil Koom ... great sandy desert? Seistan Desert ? Great Salt Desert ? ..."
4. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies by Charles Prestwood Lucas (1907)
"... 220 miles east of the frontier, and its northern edge is what maps call a
sandy desert, a replica of the great sandy desert in the north, and so dry and ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"The greatest level, or approximately level, area in the Great Basin region of
Oregon is the so-called great sandy desert, a tract about 150 m. long and from ..."
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