farmland

noun

farm·​land ˈfärm-ˌland 

: land used or suitable for farming

Examples of farmland in a Sentence

50 acres of rich farmland

Recent Examples on the Web

Scientists link heavy snow to groundwater in California For the first time, scientists have found a direct link between the snow that falls on California’s mountains and the groundwater that lies beneath Central Valley farmlands. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Pritchard will prioritize protecting the county’s farmland from floods and urban encroachment. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The drive passes harvest-gold farmland and thickly wooded Brown County State Park; allow at least a day per town. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Farmers fight back The land rush is visible in its starkest relief in rural America, where wide-open farmland with grid access can be worth a lot more for its computational, rather than agricultural, potential. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for farmland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

farmland

noun

farm·​land ˈfärm-ˌland 

: land used or suitable for farming