wildland

noun

wild·​land ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-ˌland How to pronounce wildland (audio)
: land that is uncultivated or unfit for cultivation

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Around the same time, a developer had his sights on 15 acres of wildland in Fairbanks Ranch. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025 Passage of this bill would not only allow this violation of state law and regulation, but would create a new pathway for changing boundaries, creating exceptions and allowing industrial development in any wildlands in the state from here forward. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025 The hard work to preserve the wildlands was done back in the 1950s and 1960s, and now the group maintains them for the enjoyment of all. Jennifer Wolcott, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2025 Field staff who were let go are likely to have taken on the collateral duty as wildland firefighters, according to Sams. Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wildland

Word History

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wildland was in 1686

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“Wildland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildland. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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