prairie
/ˈpreərɪ/noun
1
- a large open area of grassland, especially in North America（尤指北美的）大草原。
2
Prairie
often as modifier a steam locomotive of 2-6-2 wheel arrangement（车轮组合为2-6-2的）蒸气火车头。
词源
late 18th cent.: from French， from Old French praerie, from Latin pratum 'meadow'.