Karroo \Kar*roo"\ (k[.a]r*r[=oo]"), n.; pl. {Karroos}
(k[.a]r*r[=oo]z").
One of the dry table-lands of South Africa, which often rise
terracelike to considerable elevations. [Also {karoo}.]
[1913 Webster]
{The Great Karroo}, or {The Karroo}, a vast plateau, in Cape
Colony, stretching through five degrees of longitude, at
an elevation of about 3,000 feet.
[1913 Webster]