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scablands

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scablands [ˈskæbˌlændz]
pl n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a type of terrain, found for example in the NW US, consisting of bare rock surfaces, with little or no soil cover and scanty vegetation, that have been deeply channelled by glacial flood waters
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Noun1.scablands - (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Evergreen State, WA, Washington - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"


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