machair
noun [ U or C ] uk/ˈmæk.ər/ us/ˈmæk.ɚ/
（苏格兰西北部和爱尔兰西部的）沿岸沙质低地
in northwestern Scotland and western Ireland, an area of land next to the coast that is formed of sand and pieces of shell and that is covered in grass and wildflowers
The beaches facing west are sandy, backed by the machair, that wonderful wild grassland of the west coast, which in May and June is filled with flowers. 西边的海滩是沙质的，背后是沙质低地，那是西海岸美丽的野生草原，在五月和六月开满了鲜花。
In Harris, there are large areas of machair in the southwest. 在哈里斯，西南部有大面积的沿岸沙质低地。
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- We then turned north again to meet the old route to the machairs of the west coast.
- Machair crofters have a history of working their land to the benefit of wildlife.
- The machair also houses important bird populations, including waders such as snipe and oystercatchers.