Examples of benchland in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Cain Concept comes from benchland, rather than mountain, fruit.
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Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 13 Sep. 2016
Hahn was one of a small group of vintners to begin making high-quality wines in the 1970s in the Santa Lucia Highlands, a 12-mile stretch of benchland along the Salinas River.
—Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2018
Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 13 Sep. 2016
Hahn was one of a small group of vintners to begin making high-quality wines in the 1970s in the Santa Lucia Highlands, a 12-mile stretch of benchland along the Salinas River.
—Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1827, in the meaning defined above
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“Benchland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benchland. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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