wildland

noun

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

Examples of wildland in a Sentence

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President Donald Trump has ordered all of them to consolidate their wildland fire programs. Abe Streep, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025 Fire Watch helps monitor the more than 40,000 acres of wildland the Irvine Ranch Conservancy manages for OC Parks, Irvine and Newport Beach. Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025 The camera would overlook nearby wildland areas, including the Rancho La Costa Preserve and Box Canyon. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025 More than 700 wildfires in remote, hard-to-reach areas across Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia have burned more than 2.5 million acres of wildland this year, according to Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 3 Aug. 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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