wildland

noun

wild·​land ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-ˌland How to pronounce wildland (audio)
: land that is uncultivated or unfit for cultivation

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The term describes vegetation management and building materials used to resist flames or embers that could threaten families during a wildland fire. Marianne Love, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026 About a third of Californians live in what’s called the wildland-urban-interface, where human settlements overlap with wildlife habitat like forests, mountain foothills or desert open space, Crowfoot said. Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Another directive is to create an integrated wildland fire intelligence and data capability. Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 The team is becoming a main trainer for the LAFD for all wildland fire training, Humpherys said. Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wildland

Word History

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wildland was in 1686

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“Wildland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildland. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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