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veldt

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veldt also veld  (vlt, flt)
n.
Any of the open grazing areas of southern Africa.

[Afrikaans veld, from Middle Dutch, field; see pel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

veldt also veld  (vlt, flt)
An extensive, treeless grassland of southern Africa.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.veldtveldt - elevated open grassland in southern Africa
grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life


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So there we lay together on the veldt, under blinding sun and withering fire, and I suppose it is the veldt that I should describe, as it swims and flickers before wounded eyes.
We waited a long while, till at last the woman came up to us and sank down on the veldt, for she was very weary.
He went to sleep and dreamt that he was suddenly sound of foot and out at the Cape in a regiment of Yeomanry; the pictures he had looked at in the illustrated papers gave materials for his fancy; and he saw himself on the Veldt, in khaki, sitting with other men round a fire at night.
 
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