prairie

[US]/'preərɪ/
[UK]/'prɛri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. large flat grassland, typically used for grazing livestock.

Phrases & Collocations

rolling prairies

prairie grass

wide open prairie

prairie ecosystem

prairie fire

prairie dog

Example Sentences

an epidemic of sylvatic plague among prairie dogs.

a prairie islanded with groves

A single sparkcan start a prairie fire.

Andrew traversed the prairie on horseback.

a lone tree on the prairie; a lone blue tile in a white floor.

Bina: Did you visit the Prairie provinces?

a reach of prairie; the lower reaches of the food chain.

The best-known example is the compass plant of the prairies (Silphium laciniatum).

The spunky, fortitudinous heroine ántonia, the boundless Nebraska prairie and the struggle of the immigrants in the frontier all greatly impress the reader.

Sumac leaves glow red in the autumn light at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.

A prairie dog of the endangered subgroup Cynomys parvidens pokes through a heavy Utah snow.

We worried that the heavy rain across the prairie would soon bog our car. Don't bog me down in this mass of detail.

Any of various game birds in the family Tetraonidae (order Galliformes), including the prairie chicken and ptarmigan, or the sandgrouse (order Columbiformes).

Real-world Examples

Herds of graceful antelope used to roam the prairies of the West.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

In the US, it's the prairies.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

The land in the center of the continent became a prairie.

Source: National Parks of the United States

The prairie was ideal for growing wheat.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

That prairie is home to many rare animals.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

This is where the ranches of the Texas Hill Country meet the prairies of the coastal plain.

Source: Vacation Travel City Guide: North America Edition

These adaptable birds traditionally nest in the burrows of prairie dogs.

Source: Mammoth's Journey to the City - Wild New World

Unfortunately, prairie dogs often harbor fleas, and fleas can carry the plague.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation September 2016

A flock of sheep are cropping grass on the prairie.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

The cold front drives the storm south across the prairies.

Source: America The Story of Us

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