badlands
geographical name(Bad-lands)
barren region east of the Black Hills in southwestern South Dakota marked by steep hills, deep gullies, and other features of geological interest and partly preserved in Badlands National Park
badlands
noun(Bad-lands)
a region marked by intricate erosional sculpturing, scanty vegetation, and fantastically formed hills —usually used in plural
badlands
geographical name(Bad-lands)
area of badlands topography containing extensive fossil deposits in southwestern South Dakota east of the Black Hills