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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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Rod Goossen says most wildland firefighters are operating on antiquated technology. Jaimie Dodge, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025 Federal wildland firefighters frequently work in grueling and dangerous conditions requiring upward of 16-hour shifts carrying 80 or more pounds of gear. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Nov. 2025 Historic data In 2024, California witnessed 8,011 fires caused by humans, as reported by NIFC, which burned 990,939 acres of wildland. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025 Micah Bell, a fire prevention and education technician and wildland firefighter at Indiana Dunes National Park, had enlisted in the Michigan Army National Guard but took that class as a senior in high school. Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 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 4 Dec. 2025.

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