arid

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

not getting much or any rain
dryI love living in a dry climate.
bone-dryBone-dry conditions have increased wildfire risks in the region dramatically.
aridThese lizards thrive in an arid climate.
semi-aridIn these semi-arid states, water is scarce and water rights for irrigation are quite expensive.
subaridThe subarid, high-altitude grasslands cannot support too many grazing animals.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Dry weather, arid conditions & dryness
aridity
bone
bone dryidiom
dehydrate
desertification
desiccate
desiccation
dried
drought
dry (something) out
dry something up
dryness
frazzled
frizzled
high and dry
hyper-arid
overdry
parch
parched
sun-baked

Examples of semi-arid

semi-arid
The semi-arid climate in the study area has low, highly variable rainfall, distributed in two rainy seasons.
Although the focus of this proposition is the developing world tropics, problems with agricultural development in semi-arid regions are not confined to the developing world.
In addition to these natural forests, vast areas of woodlands occur in the semi-arid to sub-humid parts of the country.
For crop/livestock production systems in semi-arid regions, quality and quantity of forage produced for each unit of water used is important.
But there are also many examples of resource decline and low production, particularly in the humid tropical rainforest and in the semi-arid savanna regions.
The presence of tsetse fly and the semi-arid conditions of the region had historically precluded settlement by large populations.
This however is not a serious problem, since most of the production of corn takes place in the semi-arid portion of the territory.
In the semi-arid areas, where this type is quite frequent, the signal is the wetting of the soil.
Such systems are most likely to be found in areas with a high annual precipitation, although some semi-arid regions may also be included.
In-terms of vegetation, 80 per cent of the district can be classified as low savanna and arid/semi-arid (ranching zones).
Additionally, 11 similar semi-arid grassland sites in the same study area were selected for an investigation of oviposition height and vegetation structure at different sites.
Large-scale simulation of wheat yields in a semi-arid environment using a crop-growth model.
Such scarcity is typical of arid and semi-arid regions where irrigation projects bring former deserts into agricultural production.
Climate in the district is semi-arid with bi-modal rainfall.
As an example, thin impure coal seams can form in places other than where a permanent water table allows peat accumulation, even in semi-arid conditions.
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