1. a large area of flat or gently rolling grassland, especially in North America

Examples

• The settlers crossed the vast prairie in covered wagons.
• Buffalo once roamed freely across the American prairie.
• Prairie fires help maintain the grassland ecosystem.
• The prairie stretched endlessly to the horizon.
• Many prairie plants have deep roots to survive drought.
• The town was built on the edge of the prairie.
• Prairie dogs live in underground burrows in the grassland.