scabland

noun

scab·land | \ ˈskab-ˌland

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Definition of scabland

: a region characterized by elevated tracts of rocky land with little or no soil cover and traversed or isolated by postglacial dry stream channels —usually used in plural

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But geologists were not so dismissive; to them, the scablands were an enigma. — Michael Melford, National Geographic, "Formed by Megafloods, This Place Fooled Scientists for Decades," 9 Mar. 2017 Standing in the middle of a broad swath of scablands extending from horizon to horizon, my mind’s eye could clearly see the floodwaters blasting through, like a raging inland sea, ripping up everything not strong enough to stay moored. — Michael Melford, National Geographic, "Formed by Megafloods, This Place Fooled Scientists for Decades," 9 Mar. 2017

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