prai
rie
Plural
prairies
1
a flat, wide area of land with no or very few trees in North America
2
(Chicago, Upper Midwest) a vacant lot or undeveloped piece of land, often in an urban area
- They played soccer on the prairie behind our building.
- The kids rode their bikes through the prairie.
- He set up a small garden in the prairie next door.
- The prairie was overgrown with weeds and wildflowers.
- Developers are planning to build apartments on that prairie.