Meaning & use
oases
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Fertile areas in a desert where water is available, allowing vegetation to grow.
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The caravan rested at one of the few oases along the trade route.
Palm trees and small pools marked the desert oases from a distance.
A note on using this word
The plural of 'oasis'; also used figuratively for a pleasant place of relief within an unpleasant surrounding, as in 'an oasis of calm.'
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