desert plain

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a large, flat area of desert land

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  • The vast desert plain stretched out before them, shimmering in the heat.
  • Only the hardiest creatures can survive on this arid desert plain.
  • The satellite imagery revealed a massive, featureless desert plain in the center of the continent.
  • For days, they traveled across the seemingly endless desert plain with dwindling supplies.
  • A single road cut a straight line through the dusty desert plain.
  • The expedition plans to explore the geology of the remote desert plain.
  • The ruins of an ancient city were found buried beneath the sands of the desert plain.
  • At night, the temperature on the desert plain can drop dramatically.
  • Wind erosion is the primary force that has shaped this wide desert plain over millennia.
  • The monotony of the flat desert plain was broken only by occasional rock formations.