bolson
a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
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How to use bolson in a sentence
The Hueco bolson holds about 10 million acre-feet of fresh water and about three times as much brackish, or semi-salty, water.
El Paso was “drought-proof.” Climate change is pushing its limits. | Casey Crownhart | December 20, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewOf this nature is the great arid tract known as the bolson of Mapimi.
Mexico | Charles Reginald EnockThe vallon was therefore a cul-de-sac; or, as the trapper in his native synonyme called it, a bolson.
The Wild Huntress | Mayne ReidOur guide was of opinion that this bolson would serve as a hiding-place, until we could rest our horses.
The Wild Huntress | Mayne ReidSuch lovely landscape was presented to our eyes in the “bolson” into which our trapper-guide had conducted us.
The Wild Huntress | Mayne Reid
The collector stated that the large tortoises had been found in only one bolson in Coahuila.
A New Tortoise, Genus Gopherus, From North-central Mexico | John M. Legler
British Dictionary definitions for bolson
/ (bəʊlˈsəʊn) /
Southwestern US a desert valley surrounded by mountains, with a shallow lake at the centre
Origin of bolson
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