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veld

or veldt

[ velt, felt ]

/ vɛlt, fɛlt /

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noun

the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa.

Origin of veld

1795–1805; < Afrikaans < Dutch: field

Words nearby veld

velasco ibarra, velate, velation, velbert, velcro, veld, velde, veldskoen, veldt, velella, veleta

Example sentences from the Web for veldt

The lightning played incessantly and sheets of rain blotted out the kopjes and the veldt from view.

With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train |Ernest N. Bennett
I tell you, my child, the veldt in those days was different indeed from what it is now.

Swallow |H. Rider Haggard
All told, over seven thousand Canadians crossed half the world to share in the struggle on the South African veldt.

The Canadian Dominion |Oscar D. Skelton
So now he held straight on over the veldt to where he knew he should find the cattle.

The White Hand and the Black |Bertram Mitford

After going some miles, I was pleased to see the waggons turning off the slippery track on to the veldt and outspanning.

A Yeoman's Letters |P. T. Ross

British Dictionary definitions for veldt

veld

veldt

/ (fɛlt, vɛlt) /

noun

elevated open grassland in Southern Africa See also bushveld, highveld, renosterveld Compare pampas, prairie, steppe

Word Origin for veld

C19: from Afrikaans, from earlier Dutch veldt field

Scientific definitions for veldt

veldt

An extensive, treeless grassland of southern Africa.