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veldt

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veld, veldt
elevated open grassland in Southern Africa
veldt [velt]
(ecology)
Grasslands of eastern and southern Africa that are usually level and mixed with trees and shrubs. Also spelled veld.
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So there we lay together on the veldt, under blinding sun and withering fire, and I suppose it is the veldt that I should describe, as it swims and flickers before wounded eyes.
Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
We waited a long while, till at last the woman came up to us and sank down on the veldt, for she was very weary.
Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
He went to sleep and dreamt that he was suddenly sound of foot and out at the Cape in a regiment of Yeomanry; the pictures he had looked at in the illustrated papers gave materials for his fancy; and he saw himself on the Veldt, in khaki, sitting with other men round a fire at night.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
 
 
 
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