Buerak is a pothole in the earth. Synonyms for "buerak"

Buerak is a small hollow. A region in which such a phenomenon is abundant is the central part of Eastern Europe. The meaning of the word "buerak" and examples of its use in the literature is the topic of the article.

The concept of

The top layer of the earth can not be perfectly even. On it eventually potholes, depressions are formed. Buerak is one of the varieties of such deformations. It is difficult to distinguish it from a ravine to a city man.

Related words

Buerak is a noun, to which you can select many synonyms. By words close in meaning are "ravine", and "watermine", and "rut". All these concepts mean deeper in the earth. Such potholes differ from each other in size, mode of formation.

The noun, the meaning of which is considered in this article, is often found in fiction. The author uses it, as a rule, to describe the mysterious, gloomy landscapes. Buerak is a sign of the impassability of the terrain. Examples:

1. The place was pretty icky and was boring: everywhere earthy gullies, black ravines and crows.
2. The terrain abounded with bogs, gullies and deep ruts.

Other synonyms for this word are ravines, raskat, rostoch. The most stylistically neutral analogue is the pit. In the Russian language there is also such a thing as a bougar area. Where the earth is covered with potholes and bumps, a special herb grows. In its varieties, only a specialist can understand. The common name of such plants is brown grass.

Geographical name

The names of villages and villages in Russia have an interesting history. Many of them are named after a significant person. Some are due to natural features, which are different in the terrain. In the Saratov region there is a village, whose name is Buerak. Perhaps the area there has long been ravine, had a lot of ruts. Hence the name.