machair

machair |ˈmakə, ˈmaxə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in Scotland, especially the Western Isles ) low-lying arable or grazing land formed near the coast by the deposition of sand and shell fragments by the wind. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic.

machair

machair |ˈmakə, ˈmaxə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in Scotland, especially the Western Isles ) low-lying arable or grazing land formed near the coast by the deposition of sand and shell fragments by the wind. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic.