Definitions for: Oasis

[n] a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
[n] a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

Webster (1913) Definition: O"as*is ([=o]"[.a]*s[i^]s or [-o]*[=a]"s[i^]s; 277), n.;
pl. Oases (-s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. 'o`asis; cf. Copt.
ouahe.]
A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy
desert.

My one oasis in the dust and drouth Of city life.
--Tennyson.

Synonyms: haven

See Also: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, shelter, tract

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