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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Historic data In California, lightning strikes ignited 305 fires in 2024, as reported by NIFC, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Joint projects involving communities and state, tribal and local agencies, like those under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, build partnerships to reduce fire risk across large landscapes and lower the risk of fire spreading to homes and federal wildlands. Tony Cheng, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025 The arrests of two wildland firefighters accused of working illegally in Washington state has sparked a new round of debate over the Trump administration's priorities about wildfires and immigration enforcement. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025 In the memoir, Hotshot: A Life on Fire, River Selby writes about a being a highly skilled wildland firefighter for the US Forest Service. Kelly Sundberg august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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