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bolson
[ bohl-sohn ]
noun
- a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
bolson
/ bəʊlˈsəʊn /
noun
- a desert valley surrounded by mountains, with a shallow lake at the centre
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bolson1
C19: from American Spanish bolsón , from Spanish bolsa purse, from Late Latin bursa bag; see purse
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Example Sentences
The Hueco Bolson holds about 10 million acre-feet of fresh water and about three times as much brackish, or semi-salty, water.
Of this nature is the great arid tract known as the Bolson of Mapimi.
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The vallon was therefore a cul-de-sac; or, as the trapper in his native synonyme called it, a bolson.
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Our guide was of opinion that this bolson would serve as a hiding-place, until we could rest our horses.
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Such lovely landscape was presented to our eyes in the “bolson” into which our trapper-guide had conducted us.
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The collector stated that the large tortoises had been found in only one bolson in Coahuila.
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