public land

noun

|Updated on: 9 Jun 2018

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Definition of public land

: land owned by a government; specifically : that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws

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Examples of public land in a Sentence

the management of public lands
The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.

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At many universities, these organizations offer grand houses — in some cases, on public land — that dominate the social scene.

— New York Times, "What’s the Biggest Challenge for Colleges and Universities?," 5 June 2018
Throughout the state officials are taking precautions such as imposing fire restrictions and even closing portions of the National Forests and other public lands.

— weldon b. johnson, azcentral, "Arizona's drought continues. Could monsoon soon bring relief?," 2 June 2018
More than 60 percent of the U.S. West is experiencing some level of drought, the latest federal drought maps show, forcing national forests and other public lands to close because of escalating fire danger.

— Fox News, "Wildfire burns empty Boy Scouts' buildings in dry New Mexico," 1 June 2018
Like coming together for Bears Ears and other public lands.

— jayme moye, Outside Online, "Jaylyn Gough Asks: Whose Land Are You Exploring?," 31 May 2018
The horses available have been pulled from public land in Nevada and California in an attempt to manage the wildlife population while still keeping the land healthy, the BLM said.

— kayla fitzgerald, sacbee, "Wild horses trained by jail inmates are offered for adoption at Cal Expo," 31 May 2018
As part of their research into watersheds, Cruz and Forman have created an inventory of public lands in Los Laureles that can serve multiple purposes — as green space, environmental education center and natural buffers to mitigate flows of waste.

— carolina a. miranda, latimes.com, "A new U.S.-Mexico border? At the Venice Biennale, imagining a binational region called MEXUS," 23 May 2018
Even though the emerald ash borer already has done most of its damage to ash trees on public land in the Barrington area, officials in some villages again are starting up programs to keep the pesky beetle at bay.

— todd shields, chicagotribune.com, "Despite diminishing influence, emerald ash borer still poses issues for Barrington area," 22 May 2018
Critics argued that a religious symbol standing on public land erased the separation between church and state, and was an unconstitutional government endorsement of a religion.

— lisa gutierrez, kansascity, "A tall Christian cross stood in a Michigan park for nearly 70 years. Now it's gone | The Kansas City Star," 18 May 2018

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public land

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: land that is owned and taken care of by the government

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