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oasis

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o·a·sis  (-ss)
n. pl. o·a·ses (-sz)
1. A fertile or green spot in a desert or wasteland, made so by the presence of water.
2. A situation or place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness; a refuge: an oasis of serenity amid chaos.

[From Late Latin Oasis, an oasis in the Libyan desert, from Greek, from Coptic ouahe, from Egyptian w't.]

oasis [əʊˈeɪsɪs]
n pl -ses [-siːz]
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a fertile patch in a desert occurring where the water table approaches or reaches the ground surface
2. a place of peace, safety, or happiness in the midst of trouble or difficulty
[via Latin from Greek, probably of Egyptian origin]

Oasis [əʊˈeɪsɪs]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts)™ a block of light porous material, used as a base for flower arrangements

oasis  (-ss)
Plural oases (-sz)
A small area in a desert that has a supply of water and is able to support vegetation. An oasis forms when groundwater lies close enough to the surface to form a spring or to be reached by wells.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oasis - a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)oasis - a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
desert - arid land with little or no vegetation
2.oasis - a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuaryoasis - a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

oasis
noun
1. watering hole, spring, water hole, watering place The province was largely a wasteland with an occasional oasis.
2. haven, retreat, refuge, sanctuary, island, resting place, sanctum an oasis of peace in a troubled world
Translations
oasis [əʊˈeɪsɪs] N (oases (pl)) [əʊˈeɪsiːz] (lit, fig) → oasis m inv

oasis [əʊˈeɪsɪs] [oases] [əʊˈeɪsiːz] (pl) n
(in desert)oasis f
[calm, peace] → oasis f
an oasis of green amid the frozen white landscape → une oasis de verdure dans le paysage gelé et blanc

oasis
n pl <oases> (lit, fig)Oase f

oasis [əʊˈeɪsɪs] n (oases (pl)) [əʊˈeɪsiːz]oasi f inv

oasis
n oasis [əuˈeisis]
an area in a desert where water is found The travellers stopped at an oasis. oase واحَه оазис oáza oase die Oase όαση oasis oaas واحه؛ آبادی میان کویر keidas oasis נְווֵה מִדבָּר मरुद्वीप, मरूद्यान, नखलिस्तान oaza oázis wahah (eyðimerkur)vin oasi オアシス 오아시스 oazė oāze oasis oase oase oaza oásis oază оазис oáza oaza oaza oas บริเวณอุดมสมบูรณ์ในทะเลทราย vaha 沙漠中的綠洲 оаза, оазис نخلستان، ريگستان ميں سرسبز مقام ốc đảo 绿

oasis واحة oáza oase Oase όαση oasis keidas oasis oaza oasi オアシス 오아시스 oase oase oaza oásis оазис oas บริเวณอุดมสมบรูณ์ในทะเลทราย vaha ốc đảo 绿洲


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Seeing trees on the horizon, however, they walked towards them, and discovered a large and fertile oasis some miles in extent, and plentifully watered.
He was standing before a goat-skin tent amidst a clump of date palms within a tiny oasis.
After a thousand scenes of pillage, of vexation, and attacks by armed forces, their caravan arrived, in October, at the vast oasis of Asben.
 
 
 
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