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Meanings of thick underwood in English

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Usage of thick underwood in English
1
At the first the ground was unusually rough and rocky, with thick underwood.
Adventures in Australia
2
There was no thick underwood at the spot to conceal them.
The Fugitives: The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
3
A species of Acacia and stringy-bark saplings formed a thick underwood.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia / From Moreton Ba...
4
Nothing appeared around but thick underwood and hillocks of white sand.
Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Sta...
5
Besides, there may be a thick underwood, giving them a chance of concealment.
The Lone Ranche
6
We therefore crept on, concealing ourselves among the thick underwood.
Afar in the Forest
7
But in vain; nothing appeared all around but thick underwood and hillocks of white sand.
Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
8
They were soon out of sight among the thick underwood which grew near the banks.
In the Wilds of Africa
9
By carefully keeping among the thick underwood and trees they hoped to take their enemies by surprise.
The Trapper's Son
10
I presented my rifle and was about to fire, when off he went through the thick underwood.
My First Voyage to Southern Seas
11
But although the man-stalkers were making their way through thick underwood, not a sound betokened their advance.
The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
12
He turned round and saw Almamen gliding away through the thick underwood, until the branches concealed his form.
Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book V.
13
Accordingly I hid myself in some thick underwood, determining to devote the ensuing hours to reflection on my situation.
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus
14
Turning a corner round some thick underwood, they came suddenly upon a sight which justified all their previous alarm.
Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune / A Tale o...
15
A sudden volley seemed to open upon them from a little unseen dip in the ground, masked by thick underwood.
French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
16
We had to drag ourselves along, over rocks and ravines and through thick underwood, with starvation staring us in the face.
The Yankee Tea-party; Or, Boston in 1773
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