Gobi

[ goh-bee ]

noun

1. a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).

Gobi

/ ˈɡəʊbɪ /

noun

1. a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia and the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China: sometimes considered to include all the arid regions east of the Pamirs and north of the plateau of Tibet and the Great Wall of China: one of the largest deserts in the world. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles). Width: about 1000 km (625 miles). Average height: 900 m (3000 ft) Chinese nameShamo

Other Words From

• Gobi·an adjective

Example Sentences

Flames shoot out of the rocket launcher lighting up the Gobi Desert, which is then filled with a deafening roar.

From BBC

The backdrop is a tiny town on the edge of the Gobi Desert, a place of uneasy modernization, but the dynamics at play are universal.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s how Chappell Roan — long red hair spilling over a T-shirt reading “EAT ME” — introduced “My Kink Is Karma” near the end of her electrifying set in the Gobi tent.

From Los Angeles Times

After a six-month stay, the crew landed safely in the Gobi Desert in June.

From Los Angeles Times

The group had got lost in the Gobi; Chul-min, long weakened by malnutrition, had perished in the desert.

From Washington Times