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  • noun Plural form of veldt.

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Examples

  • The major manifestations are the veldts of South Africa, the puszta of Hungary, the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay, the steppes of the former Soviet Union, and the plains and prairies of central North America.

    Grassland biome 2008

  • All around the Empire, from the palmy isles of the Caribbean to the verdant coasts of South America, from the steaming jungles of Indochina to the tranquil lagoons of Polynesia, across the tawny veldts and plains of Africa and into the lonely islands of the Indian Ocean, wherever the proud French flag flew, in scores of colonies and protectorates, similar preparations were underway.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2004

  • The first Rihannsu saw the herds of wild hlai staggering and croaking their way across the southern veldts like a mass migration of sozzled giant ostriches, and they knew they were onto a good thing.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • The first Rihannsu saw the herds of wild hlai staggering and croaking their way across the southern veldts like a mass migration of sozzled giant ostriches, and they knew they were onto a good thing.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • The first Rihannsu saw the herds of wild hlai staggering and croaking their way across the southern veldts like a mass migration of sozzled giant ostriches, and they knew they were onto a good thing.

    The Romulan Way Diane Duane 2000

  • The first Rihannsu saw the herds of wild hlai staggering and croaking their way across the southern veldts like a mass migration of sozzled giant ostriches, and they knew they were onto a good thing.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • The first Rihannsu saw the herds of wild hlai staggering and croaking their way across the southern veldts like a mass migration of sozzled giant ostriches, and they knew they were onto a good thing.

    The Romulan Way Diane Duane 2000

  • Down below I saw a cluster of cages, shuttered gift stores and snack bars, two large veldts.

    Pop Goes the Weasel Patterson, James, 1947- 1999

  • Down below I saw a cluster of cages, shuttered gift stores and snack bars, two large veldts.

    Pop Goes The Weasel Patterson, James, 1947- 1999

  • He stalked the veldts, skittered through the deserts.

    The Miko Lustbader, Eric 1984

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