veldt

The word "veldt" is Dutch, and the word "illimitable" is Double Dutch.

A Miscellany of Men 1905

Colonial troops were valued for their ability to “shoot and ride,” and they performed well on the veldt, which is not unlike Gippsland, the Wimmera, or the Riverina.

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Six major land masses characterized uniformly with low mountains, plains areas studded with grasses and small trees, best described as a veldt.

Vulcan’s Glory D. C. Fontana 1990

Six major land masses characterized uniformly with low mountains, plains areas studded with grasses and small trees, best described as a veldt.

Vulcan’s Glory D. C. Fontana 1990

Six major land masses characterized uniformly with low mountains, plains areas studded with grasses and small trees, best described as a veldt.

Vulcan’s Glory D. C. Fontana 1990

Quantities of prisoners were made, and over a thousand burghers were said to be slain -- in fact, the veldt was a complete parquet of dead Dutchmen.

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Louis Creswicke

The veldt is a void to us, all darkness, and it hides a threat which, as it may fall anywhere, must be guarded against everywhere.

With Rimington L. March Phillipps

The dry grass of the veldt, which is always catching fire, was burning between us and the Boers; long lines of low smouldering fire, eating their way slowly along, and sending volumes of smoke drifting downward, obscuring the view.

With Rimington L. March Phillipps

To advance was impossible; each depression in the veldt was a sheet of water, in places inches deep.

On the Heels of De Wet Lionel James 1913

Negotiations, then, must not be unduly hurried while the veldt was a bare russet-coloured dust-swept plain.

The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct Arthur Conan Doyle 1894