open country

noun

: land with few buildings
Miles and miles of open country lie beyond the town.

Examples of open country in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The best bighorn trophies taken today are rams that have matured in these parks and are shot in open country outside their borders. Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024 That’s heavy if your primary goal is backpacking through open country where huge 60-liter bags often weigh less than 3 pounds (1.36kg). Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2024 Trains do burn less fuel per ton of cargo than trucks while moving across open country. John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024 The right to walk in open country has been slowly reclaimed over more than a century. The Week Uk, theweek, 12 May 2024 This will be good for the economic dynamics of Mexico, which is an open country. Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013 And maybe Lincoln, who illuminates the body politic on so many levels, and articulates things so beautifully, can remind us about what our open country produced. Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024 In mature woods or open country this could mean 600 yards or more. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2023 There are all kinds of rangeland and open country where nobody ever goes. Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023

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“Open country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20country. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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