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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Almost none of the higher court judges have spent any significant time in the American West, Bradshaw said, which is where a vast majority of the nation’s public lands and Indigenous cultures have always been.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Guerrillas lay the groundwork to rewrite the rules Artists have long exploited that legal gray area around what's considered public land.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
The sanctuary includes a mix of small communities like Adel, Plush, and Summer Lake, as well as public lands, the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, and several wilderness study areas.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
The Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve is home to around 21,000 residents who follow dark-sky lighting regulations, and the property also includes Aorangi Forest Park public lands.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Guerrillas lay the groundwork to rewrite the rules Artists have long exploited that legal gray area around what's considered public land.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
The sanctuary includes a mix of small communities like Adel, Plush, and Summer Lake, as well as public lands, the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, and several wilderness study areas.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
The Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve is home to around 21,000 residents who follow dark-sky lighting regulations, and the property also includes Aorangi Forest Park public lands.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public land
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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