: land that is uncultivated or unfit for cultivation

Examples of wildland in a Sentence

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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 The North Dakota library, located near the national park gateway town of Medora, devotes a number of exhibits to Roosevelt’s commitment to protecting America’s vanishing wildlands and wild animals. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026 In the same complex of fires that day in Mesa County, three wildland firefighters lost their lives when the fire behavior suddenly changed and burned over them. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 July 2026 That includes the Knowles Fire, which tragically claimed the lives of three wildland firefighters on Saturday. Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 30 June 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 10 Jul. 2026.

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