the power station's a blot on the landscape
1landscape — land|scape1 [ lænd,skeıp ] noun ** 1. ) count an area of land that is beautiful to look at or has a particular type of appearance: a green, rural landscape the rugged landscape of the high sierra a blot on the landscape (=something that spoils a… …
2blot — blot1 [blɔt US bla:t] v past tense and past participle blotted present participle blotting [T] 1.) to make a wet surface become dry by pressing soft paper or cloth on it 2.) blot your copybook BrE informal to do something that spoils the idea… …
3Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …
4English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
5blotted — verb (T) 1 to dry a wet surface by pressing soft paper or cloth on it 2 blot your copybook informal to do something that spoils the idea that people have of you blot sth out phrasal verb (T) to cover or hide something completely: Thick, white… …
6blotting — verb (T) 1 to dry a wet surface by pressing soft paper or cloth on it 2 blot your copybook informal to do something that spoils the idea that people have of you blot sth out phrasal verb (T) to cover or hide something completely: Thick, white… …