OASIS


Meaning of OASIS in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

town

We will then consider the state of Kucha, the largest of the oasis towns on the northern route.

One other oasis town is currently under excavation.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Masongill is a peaceful oasis undisturbed by tourists.

The little resort is an oasis of calm on the lively island of Majorca.

The restaurant is a little oasis in the middle of downtown Los Angeles.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A former ballroom is the charming setting for their Studio - an oasis of style and inspiration.

He talked about the day, the road, the heat, the liquefied cheese, the children at the oasis .

Laxford Bridge is a welcome uninhabited oasis amongst shaggy surroundings.

Some people who manage to write their way out of the working class describe the classroom as an oasis of possibility.

The one-acre garden at Fenton is a surprisingly large oasis of peace, bounded by high walls.

The thought of the hotel seemed like the mirage of an oasis , something always just out of reach.

The trio seemed like an oasis of sanity in a desert of decibels, and their severe music was warmly received.

Whether such a process can operate on a large enough scale to produce major oasis depressions is more doubtful.

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