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101Vastest — Vast Vast, a. [Compar. {Vaster}; superl. {Vastest}.] [L. vastus empty, waste, enormous, immense: cf. F. vaste. See {Waste}, and cf. {Devastate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Waste; desert; desolate; lonely. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The empty, vast, and… …
102vastitude — ˈvastəˌtüd, ˈvaas , ˈvais , ˈvȧs , stə.ˌtyüd noun ( s) Etymology: Latin vastitudo, from vastus vast + tudo tude 1. : the quality or state of being vast : immensity the vastitude of the concept held him spellbo …
103Nullarbor Plain — Vast limestone plateau, southern Australia. It lies along the south coast of western South Australia and eastern Western Australia, extending north from the Great Australian Bight to the Great Victoria Desert. It occupies 100,000 sq mi (260,000… …
104Pampas, the — Vast, grass covered plain in South America extending west from the Atlantic coast to the Andean foothills, primarily in Argentina. The Argentine Pampas covers 295,000 sq mi (764,000 sq km) and slopes gradually downward from northwest to southeast …
105avast — /əˈvast/ (say uh vahst) interjection Nautical stop! hold! cease! stay! {probably from Dutch houd vast hold fast} …
106vastitude — /ˈvastətjud/ (say vahstuhtyoohd), / tʃud/ (say choohd) noun 1. vastness or immensity. 2. a vast expanse or space. {Latin vastitūdō} …
107Great Is My Country — Vast is my Native Land , also known as Great is my Country , (Russian: Sheroka Strana Moya Rodnaya , a literal translation of My Spacious Homeland , from the song of the same name, which is heard in the film, by the Russian composer Isaac… …
108Васт-Рикуар — (Vast Ricouard) имя двух французских писателей, из которых один, Васт, род. в 1850 г. в Париже, где служил в торгов. доме († в 1889 г.), а другой, Рикуар, род. в 1852 г. в Талансе (деп. Жиронды), был театральным рецензентом журналов Opinion… …
109Rub{ʽ} al-Khali — Vast desert, south central Arabian Peninsula. It covers about 250,000 sq mi (650,000 sq km), mainly in southeastern Saudi Arabia, and has lesser portions in Yemen, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. It is the largest area of continuous sand in… …
110continental air mass — vast body of air that forms over the interior of a continent, excluding mountainous areas. See air mass. * * * …
