desert oasis
Dunes' hidden spring
A desert oasis is a fertile area in an otherwise arid landscape, where water from underground sources reaches the surface to support vegetation and human settlement.
Figuratively, any refuge or relief amid harsh conditions: The café was a desert oasis in the concrete jungle.
The phrase is slightly redundant since oases occur almost exclusively in deserts.
- palm treesTropical plants with fronds
- water sourceOrigin of flow
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
fertile ground · caravans · survival · settlement · caravan route · nomads · agriculture · hope · microclimate · tranquility · shade · mirage · reprieve · sanctuary · wayfarer · mythology · refuge · Bedouin
- wild placeswilderness, old-growth forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, rainforest
- remote settlementsoutpost, wilderness outpost, trading post, frontier town, colony
- exotic decorbohemian, tribal art, zen, palm trees, wabi-sabi
- exotic placestropical island, ancient ruins, lost city, tropical beach, pagoda
- desert settlementspueblo, kasbah, medina, caravanserai, Dubai
- Orientalismodalisque, orientalism, Egyptology, snake charmer, harems
desert oasisdesert
To leave behind completely
sand dunes · dust bowl · dry lakebed · salt flat · erg
desert oasisdeath trap
Perilously unsafe place
danger zone · no man's land · wasteland · point of no return · desolation