plains

/ pleɪnz /

plural noun

1. extensive tracts of level or almost level treeless countryside; prairies

Example Sentences

We cross a vast countryside - scrub and grassland plains interspersed with views of lush farms – and pass a meandering river, craggy terrain and undulating hills.

From BBC

Once the alcohol is loaded, it is moved across the plains of the Somali region, and then smuggled across the border into Somalia.

From BBC

The small-town boy had traded the big skies and furrowed plains of the Midwest for the blue Pacific stretching to the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike the flat coastal plains of Gaza, southern Lebanon has rolling hills and some mountainous terrain that makes it difficult for tanks to move easily without fear of being ambushed.

From BBC

An eight-hour delay meant Edwards found herself amid large open plains as the light faded towards the end of the day.

From BBC

Related Words

• expanse
• field
• grassland
• meadow
• plateau
• prairie
• steppe