Wildland
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wildland is a noun meaning Land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area.
Meaning
Land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area.
Example Sentences
1883 September 22, Mallerstang Forest and Pendragon Castle, Westmoreland (book review), in Manchester City News, Notes and Queries section, No. 37, reprinted in J. H. Nodal (ed.), City News Notes and Queries, City News Office (1883–4), Volume V, page 136, The traveller by the Midland Railway line to Carlisle passes through Mallerstang in the stretch of wildland traversed before reaching Kirkby Stephen, but there is no station in any portion of the valley to acquaint him with the fact.
Word Forms
- wildlands
- wild land
Synonyms for wildland
Depending on context, synonyms include wasteland, wilderness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wilderness, firefighting, firefighter, forestry, forest, forested.
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