vast desert

collocation in English

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vast
adjective
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/vɑːst/us
/væst/
extremely ...
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desert
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdez.ət/us
/ˈdez.ɚt/
an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not ...
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(Definition ofvastanddesertfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is the army that transported the material needed for voting to the most distant provinces of thisvastdesertcountry.
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There we have avastdesertso far as industry is concerned.
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East of these kingdoms is avastdesert.
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Its strategic value came from the nearby oasis, the only water source in avastdesertregion.
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Despite long-term geologic evidence of liquid water existing on the surface, it is onevastdesert.
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Nights are mostly cool due to the continental wind blowing from thevastdesertto the east.
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Guided by his visions, they begin a long trek across thevastdesertterrain.
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Forty years prior to the events of the series, the world was turned into avastdesertwasteland and the survivors were left without memories.
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The world was turned into avastdesertwasteland and the survivors were left without memories.
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The storyline takes place in avastdesertthat used to be an ocean.
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The depression is a region that lies below sea level and is currently avastdesert.
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They detest our arts, our customs, and our laws; and therefore mean to change them all; to make this splendid seat of empire onevastdesert, like their own.
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At various periods in that time warm, shallow seas, streams, ponds and lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments covered the area.
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Nevada has vast deserts, and is capable of providing a great amount of solar power.
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