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

However, its natural habitat is at risk of degradation because of human activities such as aquaculture, conversion of forest and wetlands into farmlands, and infrastructure development. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

The fourth-century villa was found on farmland between the villages of Halberton and Sampford Peverell in Devon. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

District 8 is also home to some of the top growth frontiers as the suburbs give way to farmland that’s a source of new land for developers. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Sprawling acres of largely barren farmland, still owned by the sugarcane plantations that dominated the islands’ economy for a century, line the side of the highway here, gently sloping toward the craggy green cliffs of the Waimea Canyon. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 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