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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The shutdown has turned peak fall into a stress test for public lands.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
This free labor makes public lands an absolute steal of a deal for taxpayers, Steve Linton told me.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
If approved, the cuts would leave major vacancies across agencies that oversee public lands and outdoor recreation.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
As the executive order signed in July also directed the Department of Interior to identify potential sites for data center and energy development, there is the possibility that public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management could be leased to private companies.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
This free labor makes public lands an absolute steal of a deal for taxpayers, Steve Linton told me.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
If approved, the cuts would leave major vacancies across agencies that oversee public lands and outdoor recreation.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
As the executive order signed in July also directed the Department of Interior to identify potential sites for data center and energy development, there is the possibility that public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management could be leased to private companies.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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