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playa

/plahy-uh/US // ˈplaɪ ə //UK // (ˈplɑːjə, Spanish ˈplaja) //

游乐场,戏院,嬉戏,戏曲

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud-caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged, heavy rains.

Examples

  • Whale watchers—a popular activity in the first three months of the year—can check out Playa la Cachora.

  • To truly get off the grid, Playa Cerritos is just a few miles up the road on Highway 19.

  • The town is located just near Playa Pescadero, near the tiny town of El Pescardo.

  • A brackish lagoon surrounded by mangroves and coconut groves, located just east of Playa Azul.

  • I ascended one, and we proceeded slowly along the Playa or strand.

  • But finding nothing, he passed on to Playa Honda, where he arrived late, more than two hours after the sun had risen.

  • Then he went to Buquil and did the same as in Playa-Honda, breaking and burning all the instruments of their idolatries.

  • In the wet season the playa is covered with a thin sheet of muddy water, a playa lake, supplied usually by some stream at flood.

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