dryland

adjective

dry·land ˈdrī-ˌland

: of, relating to, or being a relatively arid region

a dryland wheat state

also : of, adapted to, practicing, or being agricultural methods (such as dry farming) suited to such a region

Examples of dryland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For Runge, 24, a distance freestyler swimmer, her workouts now are dryland options such as running, hiking, cycling and yoga. —

Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, 20 Mar. 2020 And because many of these calendars predominate in the parts of the world that are bearing the brunt of climate change, notably tropical and dryland areas, the value of their knowledge is shriveling fast. —

Peter Schwartzstein, National Geographic, 14 Oct. 2019 My father's family had been from that part of Texas for generations, struggling to make ends meet as dryland cotton farmers. —

Eve MacSweeney, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2018

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