noun
hamada
noun
1
A flat, rocky desert plateau where wind has stripped away sand and loose soil, leaving bare rock or gravel.
"The convoy crossed miles of hamada before reaching the dunes."
"Little vegetation survives on the exposed hamada of the central Sahara."
How to Use Hamada
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rocky desert plain swept bare by wind, as opposed to a sandy desert.
Easily confused with
erg
Word Forms
hamadas plural, Hamadas plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic hamada, a term for a barren rocky plateau.