rainless region

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• Rainless — Rain less (r[=a]n l[e^]s), a. Destitute of rain; as, a rainless region. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dry farming — ☆ dry farming n. farming in an almost rainless region without the help of irrigation: it is done by conserving the natural moisture of the soil and by planting crops that can resist drought dry farm vt., vi. dry farmer n. * * * also called… …   Universalium

• dry farming — ☆ dry farming n. farming in an almost rainless region without the help of irrigation: it is done by conserving the natural moisture of the soil and by planting crops that can resist drought dry farm vt., vi. dry farmer n …   English World dictionary

• rain´less|ness — rain|less «RAYN lihs», adjective. without rain: »a rainless region or season. –rain´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• rain|less — «RAYN lihs», adjective. without rain: »a rainless region or season. –rain´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• rain — rainless, adj. rainlessness, n. /rayn/, n. 1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 in. (0.5 mm) in diameter. Cf. drizzle (def. 6). 2. a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower: We had… …   Universalium

• Geography of Israel — Relief map of Israel Area Total 20,700 km2[1] Water …   Wikipedia

• Namib — ▪ desert, Africa Introduction Portuguese  Namibe,    a cool coastal desert extending for 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometres) along the Atlantic coast from Namibe (formerly Moçâmedes) in Angola southward across Namibia to the Olifants River in the Cape …   Universalium

• Federation Drought — In Australia, the Federation Drought is the name given to a prolonged period of drought that occurred around the time of Federation in 1901.Though often thought of as a long drought, until the record dry year of 1902 the period was actually one… …   Wikipedia

• 1979-1983 Eastern Australian drought — Between 1979 and 1983 almost all of eastern Australia was affected by a major drought.Although in some places such as the South Coast the drought was almost continuous, in most of the affected region the major years of drought were 1980 and… …   Wikipedia

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium