As urban sprawl claims what was a desert, now with cities being built in the former deserts, the name desert no loger can apply according to dictionary.com they define deserts as; A barren or desolate area, especially:
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
An apparently lifeless area of water.
An empty or forsaken place; a wasteland: a cultural desert.
Archaic. A wild, uncultivated, and uninhabited region.
so as you can see the almost all of the definition no longer applies, what new name or word shall be applied to reclaimed desert land?
2006-06-29 09:55:51 · 7 answers · asked by travelin_jalapeno 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
How about CRUDS (Could Revert Unto Desert Spontaneously)? Ex.: "Hey, if you want a place in the Cruds I can introduce you to my RIPS guy (Realtors Involved in Property Scams)."
2006-06-29 12:31:30 · answer #1 · answered by Ana Thema 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Reclaimed Urban Settlement Habitat (RUSH)
as in Rush for the bank before it turns back into a desert.
2006-06-29 10:01:04 · answer #2 · answered by irartist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We could come up with some weird little symbol and pronounce it : The City formerly Known as Desert.
2006-06-29 10:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by patentabsurdity 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is what it is. If the city or town is where a desert used to be then, in my opinion, it is just considered exactly that, a city or town.
2006-06-29 10:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by drunknmaster4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A city.
2006-06-29 09:58:07 · answer #5 · answered by triviatm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Populates, or reclaims. Inhabited areas in arid climates.
2006-06-29 11:38:04 · answer #6 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
future deserts
2006-06-29 09:59:18 · answer #7 · answered by HEY boo boo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋