canebrakes

noun

plural of canebrake
as in brakes

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  1. brakes
  2. chaparrals
  3. thickets
  4. woods
  5. forests
  6. woodlands
  7. copses
Noun
  • And unlike so many of today’s EVs, they’re actually designed to look good, and expose more of the powerful brakes behind, rather than optimized solely to slip through the air more cleanly to aid range.
    — Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The derby has a few rules relating to helmets, safety training, and brakes.
    — Deena Prichep, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of brakes
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  • An adventure among the mustangs, the chaparrals, the arroyos, the wide purple this and that.
    — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of chaparrals
Noun
  • Adjacent are two thickets of papalo, an herb popular in Mexico but little known elsewhere.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The retaliation works, and soon Cole and his men are marching on foot, scrabbling their way through thickets and swamps.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of thickets
Noun
  • There, in the woods, Berezovska was shot in the head multiple times.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Stop moving and a horde of desperate, violent strangers sprint from the woods to try to steal their car.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of woods
Noun
  • Leftover weapons lie beneath fields and forests, blocking construction of roads and schools.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • With its crystal-clear waters and soaring pine forests, Lake Tahoe is a beloved destination for Californians, Nevadans, and tourists from around the world.
    — Haley Parsley August 17, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of forests
Noun
  • The project would develop warehouses and associated infrastructure, and the area is currently cropland, woodlands and wetlands.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • There’s the Murry Summit Trail System, which weaves through over 20 miles of sagebrush woodlands along Ward Mountain.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of woodlands
Noun
  • The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of copses
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