rugged
Example Sentences
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Instead of music, guests heard radio broadcasts and chatter, as the goal was to make Black Spire Outpost feel rugged and lived-in.
From Los Angeles Times
According to his official STC biography, he was raised in southwest Yemen's rugged Dhale governorate and later entered the Faculty of Air Force and Air Defence in Aden -- then the capital of South Yemen.
From Barron's
What solutions are lawmakers representing conservative rural districts in the state’s rugged northern reaches pushing forward?
From Los Angeles Times
At Aeronautical Industry, engineers are racing to help the military adapt to a battlefield reshaped by drones, designing rugged, military-grade unmanned vehicles meant to give troops surveillance, reconnaissance and real-time intelligence.
They are agile and use motorbikes to move quickly cross the region's rough and rugged terrain.
From BBC
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