prairie

/ˈpɹɛəɹi/noun

A vast, mostly treeless plain covered in grass, particularly the flatlands of North America.

Example sentences

“The wind swept across the open prairie for miles without meeting a single tree.”
“Every spring, wildflowers cover the prairie in shades of purple and yellow.”

The North American word; similar grasslands are steppes in Asia and pampas in South America.

Related words

tideThe regular rise and fall of the sea each day, driven by the pull of the moon and the sun.canyonA deep, narrow valley with steep sides, carved through rock by a river.hailSmall balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain, often during thunderstorms.streamA narrow flow of water moving across the land, smaller than a river.drizzleTo rain in very small, light drops.muddyDirty with wet soil, or containing a lot of it.