farmland

noun

farm·​land ˈfärm-ˌland How to pronounce farmland (audio)
: land used or suitable for farming

Examples of farmland in a Sentence

50 acres of rich farmland
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In 1950, General Electric purchased more than 900 acres of farmland in Louisville to create Appliance Park, which would become the company's centralized hub for production. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025 Depending on the season, there are dozens of opportunities to harvest nature's bounty in Pungo, an enchanting and unexpected 8,000 acres of farmland just past Sandbridge Beach. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025 The fund has now enrolled 1.1 million hectares of farmland into regenerative agriculture projects, including 845,000 hectares in direct projects and 267,000 hectares in indirect ones aimed at transforming the raw material supply chains for fashion. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025 When the Ford Motor Co. bought up land for a factory on the city’s southwestern edge in 1923, officials instantly recognized that the surrounding farmland would soon be developed into housing for auto workers. Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farmland

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First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of farmland was in 1638

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“Farmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmland. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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farmland

noun
farm·​land ˈfärm-ˌland How to pronounce farmland (audio)
: land used or suitable for farming

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