rangeland

noun

range·​land ˈrānj-ˌland How to pronounce rangeland (audio)
: land used or suitable for range

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Wolves have established themselves closer than expected to ranches, farms and communities in the high rangeland in the northeast corner of California, and were responsible for killing 39 cattle and one sheep in the roughly three months from January 29 through May 5 of this year, state data shows. Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025 The same thing is happening in other Western states, to the extent that wild horse and burro populations are nearly three times what is considered appropriate for Western rangelands to support. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025 The concerns are palpable to a visitor to California’s northern rangelands, where talk of wolves was overheard in local restaurants and discussed at several ranches visited by The Sacramento Bee. Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025 That same law also requires the government to maintain a balance on Western rangelands by managing public-land horse and burro populations at sustainable levels. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rangeland

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First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rangeland was in 1931

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“Rangeland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rangeland. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.

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rangeland

noun
range·​land ˈrānj-ˌland How to pronounce rangeland (audio)
: land used or suitable for livestock range

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