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Great Sandy Desert

–noun
1. a desert in NW Australia, ab. 300 mi. (485 km) long; 500 mi. (800 km) wide; ab. 160,000 sq. mi. (414,400 sq. km).
2. Rubʿal Khali.

Rubʿ al Kha⋅li

[Arab. roob ahl khah-lee; Eng. roob al kah-lee]
–noun
a desert in S Arabia, N of Hadhramaut and extending from Yemen to Oman. ab. 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km).
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Great Sandy Desert  
A vast arid area of northwest Australia north of the Gibson Desert.
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