interjection🔗ShareUsed to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief."I wanted to catch the last bus home, but alas, I was ten minutes late and had to take a taxi instead."emotionlanguageliteratureexclamationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost."The geologist studied the alas in Yakutia, noting how its formation affected the local villages. "geologyenvironmentgeographyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
