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Nature & Landscape — Lesson 11

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briny

ˈbraɪni

any very large body of (salt) water

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brook

brʊk

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

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bubbles

ˈbʌbəlz

a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

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burrow

ˈbʌroʊ

a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

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burrows

ˈbɜːroʊz

a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

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cam

kæm

a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River

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cams

kæmz

a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River

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canals

kəˈnælz

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

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canyons

ˈkænjənz

a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

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capes

keɪps

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

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cascade

kæˈskeɪd

a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

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cascades

ˈkæskeɪdz

a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range

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