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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
playa basin
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playa step — (colloquial: Southern High Plains) The relatively level or gently inclined “terrace like” bench or toeslope within a large playa basin flanking and topographically higher than the playa floor and below the playa slope; a bench or step like… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
playa dune — (colloquial: Southern High Plains) A linear or curvilinear ridge of windblown, granular material (generally sand or parna) removed from the adjacent basin by wind erosion (deflation), and deposited on the leeward (prevailing downwind)… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
playa slope — (colloquial: Southern High Plains) The generally concave to slightly convex area within a playa basin that lies between the relatively level playa floor below (or playa step, if present) and the convex playa rim above. Overland flow is… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
playa rim — (colloquial: Southern High Plains) The convex, upper margin (shoulder) of a playa basin where the playa slope intersects the surrounding terrain. Compare: playa slope. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
playa floor — (colloquial: Southern High Plains) The lowest extensive, flat to slightly concave surface within a playa basin, consisting of a dry lake bed or lake plain underlain by stratified clay, silt or sand, and commonly by soluble salts. Compare … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California — Playa Vista is a neighborhood located on convert|1087|acre|km2|0 in southwestern Los Angeles, California. Its boundaries are approximately Lincoln Boulevard on the west, Ballona Creek on the north, McConnell Avenue on the east, and Teale Street… … Wikipedia
playa — ☆ playa [plä′yə ] n. [Sp, lit., beach < Prov < VL plagia, coast, side < or akin to Gr, sides < plagos, side < IE * plāg , flat < base * plā > PLAIN1] a desert basin that temporarily becomes a shallow lake after heavy rains … English World dictionary
playa — /pluy euh/, n. Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged, heavy rains. Cf. dry lake. [1850 55, Amer.; < Sp: shore < LL plagia;… … Universalium
playa — The usually dry and nearly level lake plain that occupies the lowest parts of closed depressions, such as those occurring on intermontane basin floors. Temporary flooding occurs primarily in response to precipitation runoff events. Playa… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
basin — Synonyms and related words: alkali flat, alluvial plain, alveolation, alveolus, anchorage, anchorage ground, antrum, aquamanile, armpit, automatic dishwasher, bath, bathtub, bed, berth, bidet, bottom, bottomland, bowl, breakwater, bulkhead,… … Moby Thesaurus
playa — noun Etymology: Spanish, literally, beach, from Late Latin plagia more at plage Date: 1854 the flat floored bottom of an undrained desert basin that becomes at times a shallow lake … New Collegiate Dictionary
