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geest

/ ɡiːst /

noun

  1. an area of sandy heathland in N Germany and adjacent areas


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Word History and Origins

Origin of geest1

C19: Low German Geest dry soil

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Example Sentences

The slight elevations of sandy "geest" or detrital spurs were limited in area and in time outgrown.

Phil let the Geest gun drop into his hand, replaced it on the wall, turned the third knob.

En de onreine geest, hem scheurende, en roepende met eene groote stem, ging uit van hem.

The view that the word was suggested by the Dutch geest, spirit, is consequently erroneous.

And probably only she and you and I know there's a Geest gun among the things—William's cronies all passed away before he did.

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