Oasis (ō&adot_;s&ibreve_;s or &ouptack_;ās&ibreve_;s; 277), n.; pl. Oases (-sēz). [L., fr. Gr. 'oasis; cf. Copt. ouahe.] A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert, where the water table approaches the surface. [wns=1] “The Arab does not love the desert; the Arab loves the oasis and green fields.”[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: (fig.) Any refuge from a prevailing stressful, unpleasant, or annoying situation. [wns=2 & 3]Syn. -- haven.[PJC]
My one oasis in the dust and drouthOf city life.