scrubland

noun

scrub·​land ˈskrəb-ˌland 

: land covered with scrub

Examples of scrubland in a Sentence

a large area of scrubland

the scrublands of the American West

Recent Examples on the Web

The biggest increases, however, came on the least valuable land — classified as swamp, ledge or scrubland — which saw its value increase by 2,325%. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

With all that growth, new development has expanded farther and farther into the fire-prone scrubland surrounding the Sierra Nevada foothills city just across the California border. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

When Richardson opened Elite Sports Performance, there was little like it in the Rio Grande Valley, a string of rapidly growing border cities isolated from the rest of Texas by miles of scrubland. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026

The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scrubland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

scrubland

noun

scrub·​land ˈskrəb-ˌland 

: land covered with scrub