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- SINK: a habitable lowland area on Arrakis surrounded by high ground that protects it from the prevailing storms. (not reviewed by editor)
- The mutated poverty grasses were planted first along the downwind (slipface) of the chosen dunes that stood across the path of the prevailing westerlies. (not reviewed by editor)
- WINDTRAP: a device placed in the path of a prevailing wind and capable of precipitating moisture from the air caught within it, usually by a sharp and distinct drop in temperature within the trap. (not reviewed by editor)
- When we have moisture locked in grasslands, we'll move on to start upland forests, then a few open bodies of water—small at first—and situated along lines of prevailing winds with windtrap moisture precipitators spaced in the lines to recapture what the wind steals. (not reviewed by editor)
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as in: prevailing attitude |
as in: reason will prevail |
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