arid zone

noun

1. either of the zones of latitude 15–30° N and S characterized by very low rainfall and desert or semidesert terrain

Example Sentences

Some of the plateaus are very dry; others rise above the arid zone and are well watered.

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The ecology of arid zone insects (excluding locusts and grasshoppers).

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Hill had reached out beyond the wheat country into the arid zone, which was found to be not nearly so arid as we thought.

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Like most of the West Coast towns of the arid zone, Iquique is devoid of edificial interest.

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