public land
noun
: land owned by a government
specifically
: that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws
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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One of the best places to explore them without the crowds is Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument—a 1-million-acre expanse of public lands that ranges from low-lying desert to coniferous forest.
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Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
This comes as President Trump works to revive the flagging industry through executive actions that seek to expand mining, pave the way for coal leases on public land and temporarily allow aging plants to comply with less-stringent air-pollution rules, among other steps.
—Jeremy Cox, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
The Sierra Club had sued the Secretary of the Interior to prevent the Walt Disney Company from building a ski resort on public land in Mineral King Valley, California.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Congress passed the Illinois Enabling Act, which provided for the organization of a state government, fixed the northern boundary of Illinois and established a permanent school fund from a portion of the proceeds from the sale of public lands.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
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Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
This comes as President Trump works to revive the flagging industry through executive actions that seek to expand mining, pave the way for coal leases on public land and temporarily allow aging plants to comply with less-stringent air-pollution rules, among other steps.
—Jeremy Cox, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
The Sierra Club had sued the Secretary of the Interior to prevent the Walt Disney Company from building a ski resort on public land in Mineral King Valley, California.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Congress passed the Illinois Enabling Act, which provided for the organization of a state government, fixed the northern boundary of Illinois and established a permanent school fund from a portion of the proceeds from the sale of public lands.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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