wildland

noun

wild·​land ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-ˌland 

: land that is uncultivated or unfit for cultivation

Examples of wildland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last week, wildland firefighters in Colorado gathered to pay tribute to three of their own who died after they were trapped by flames on the Colorado-Utah border. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Firestorms now ignite without warning as temperatures soar, increasingly spreading at lightning speed into cities like Los Angeles that border wildlands. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

In late June, three wildland firefighters died while responding to a western Colorado blaze. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026

With wildfires burning across many Western states, wildland firefighters gathered Sunday to pay tribute to three of their own who died after they were trapped by flames a week ago. — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above