adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a rugged cliff (= rough and uneven )
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Huge Atlantic waves were breaking against the rugged cliffs.
rugged coastline
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California’s rugged coastline
rugged countryside (= rough and uneven )
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Uzbekistan is an area known for its rugged countryside and tough people.
rugged mountains (= rough and uneven )
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the spectacular scenery of rugged mountains
rugged (= rough and uneven )
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There are sandy beaches in the west and a rugged coast in the east.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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The girls kept well in the wings as play became more rugged .
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Phaestos stands on a hill in the south of Crete, in an area more rugged than Knossos.
■ NOUN
coastline
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Then we moved to a bungalow, marginally out of sight of the rugged coastline .
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The path leads to Boscastle with its natural harbour - the only secure one on the rugged coastline between Padstow and Bude.
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The Istrian Peninsula has a rugged coastline of pine-clad headlands between innumerable bays and inlets.
hill
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Daley Ranch is in the rugged hills of northeastern Escondido.
individualism
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Cash and Co stand at the very heart of country's embrace of the western myth of rugged individualism .
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His mountain-man life embodies the rugged individualism especially admired in conservative mythology.
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It's free, democratic and right in the great tradition of rugged individualism and self-help.
mountain
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It was pretty good, but we left the rugged mountains with mixed feelings.
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The route wound its way round the south end of the lake and through rugged mountain passes to the Russian/Mongolian border.
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The scenery throughout the rugged mountain areas is dramatic.
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Easily Accessible: The scenery varies from rugged mountains to gentle valleys and mixed farmland.
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Allt-Chaorain House Allt-Chaorain is a warm and attractive house lying spectacularly in an elevated position among forest-clad hills and rugged mountains .
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The rugged mountains and hills form an impressive backdrop, and inland peaceful villages look out across orange and lemon groves.
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Babur thinks he looks like a film star, the sort who gets typecast as a rugged mountain trapper.
terrain
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Be warned though, the rolling hills and rugged terrain will test your mountain biking stamina to the extreme.
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The entire loop is more than 15 miles and crosses some rugged terrain .
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Rural counties such as Gwynedd suffer particularly since they often have very low density settlements, rugged terrain and relatively poor roads.
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The rugged terrain of mountain jungles and hidden valleys also offered security.
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The rugged terrain is inhabited by deer, antelopes and, locals say, wild donkeys.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a rugged individual
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a rugged mountain bike
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Ann admired his rugged good looks.
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He loved the rugged landscape of the West.
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He was solidly built and looked like a rugged quarterback.
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The coastline is rugged and harsh.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Our national supply of top-grade, rugged military leadership material must already be spoiled.
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Then we moved to a bungalow, marginally out of sight of the rugged coastline.
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There are no high-powered radio or television stations, and only a few electric-power transmission lines crisscross the rugged landscape.
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There you will meet a tall, rugged stranger taking his car engine to bits with no hope of reassembling it.
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Up on the scaffolding, the two rugged manly types whistled at the womenfolk.