wildland

noun

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

Examples of wildland in a Sentence

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According to the West Douglas Fire Protection District, the wildland fire burned approximately eleven acres and was 75% contained on Monday morning. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 Yet Hensler wasn’t trying to predict what would unfold in California’s wildland-urban interface in the 21st century. Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026 Julie’s in-depth examination of smoke exposure among wildland firefighters was a Scripps Howard finalist in 2023 for environmental reporting. Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026 For now, the flooding in Trempealeau and La Crosse counties is largely concentrated in wildlands and agricultural pasture lands but could spread. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wildland

Word History

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 9 Apr. 2026.

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