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припесковая равнина

English translation: sand-covered piedmont plain


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Russian term or phrase:припесковая равнина
English translation:sand-covered piedmont plain
Entered by: Olga Solomeina
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16:26 Oct 12, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture / землепользование
Russian term or phrase: припесковая равнина
Контекст следующий:
С хозяйственной точки зрения предгорная припесковая равнина используется для пастбищ, а другая ее часть используется для орошаемого земледелия
Olga Solomeina
Local time: 21:12
sand-covered piedmont plain
Explanation:
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rrigation and soil salinity in the Indian subcontinent: past and ... - Google Books Result
by N. T. Singh - 2005 - Business & Economics - 404 pages
These sand-covered plains are primary candidates for secondary salinization. ... Its elevation as it merges with the piedmont plain is 300 m, and decreases ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0934223785... -
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Palaeochannels on the North China Plain: palaeoriver geomorphology ...
Therefore, sand and gravel fanshaped plains were formed in the piedmont areas; ... the except of the piedmont plain was covered by river and lake deposits. ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0169555X95001504 - Similar -
by W Chen - 1996
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Jack Slep
Local time: 11:12
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thanks for your explanation and help!
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4sand-covered piedmont plain
Jack Slep
2pre-sandy flatland
Maria Fokin


  

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pre-sandy flatland


Explanation:
the only reference i found is on page 142 of this book
Environmental Problems of Central Asia and their Economic, Social and Security Impacts
http://www.amazon.com/Environmental-Problems-Central-Economi...

this does not seem to be a standard term.
this may refer to flatlands that are at an intermediate stage of desertification but this purely supposition.

Maria Fokin
Italy
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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Asker: Thank you! even a supposition is helpful

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1 day55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sand-covered piedmont plain


Explanation:
#
rrigation and soil salinity in the Indian subcontinent: past and ... - Google Books Result
by N. T. Singh - 2005 - Business & Economics - 404 pages
These sand-covered plains are primary candidates for secondary salinization. ... Its elevation as it merges with the piedmont plain is 300 m, and decreases ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0934223785... -
#
Palaeochannels on the North China Plain: palaeoriver geomorphology ...
Therefore, sand and gravel fanshaped plains were formed in the piedmont areas; ... the except of the piedmont plain was covered by river and lake deposits. ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0169555X95001504 - Similar -
by W Chen - 1996

Jack Slep
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thanks for your explanation and help!
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