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Wadi vs Oasis - What's the difference?

wadi | oasis |

As nouns the difference between wadi and oasis

is that wadi is a valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season while oasis is a spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.

wadi

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
  • oasis

    English

    (wikipedia oasis)

    Noun

    (oases)
  • A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1892, author=(James Yoxall)
  • , chapter=7, title= The Lonely Pyramid , passage=It was the Lost Oasis', the '''Oasis''' of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost ' Oasis was the Found!}}
  • A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
  • Synonyms

    * (quiet place or situation) island, refuge