Definition of woodland
: land covered with woody vegetation : timberland, forest
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Examples of woodland in a Sentence
The swamp was surrounded by dense woodland.
the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland
Recent Examples of woodland from the Web
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In a through-the-looking-glass fashion, Shakespeare has events in the woodland Fairy Court that mirror and also directly affect the romantic entanglements at the royal court in Athens.
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Angel's remains were found last October in a 27-acre woodland in Nassau County.
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Up to eight million years ago, Dromornis stirtoni roamed the subtropical open woodlands of modern-day Central Australia.
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Around the city they can be found in many woodlands on Staten Island, as well as in the Bronx and Queens.
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Steffen wrote that this was an example of why leaving dead standing trees in woodlands is important.
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Bob inherited a 40 acre parcel of land in the Berkshires along with a cottage in the woodlands.
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Gordon Tulley and his wife run two green burial parks, one in a meadow in Lincolnshire, one in woodland in Yorkshire.
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The researchers collected fungus from black stem borers in an Ohio woodland.
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First Known Use of woodland
before 12th century
Definition of woodland
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: growing, living, or existing in woodland
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: of, relating to, or being woodland
First Known Use of woodland
14th century
WOODLAND Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of woodland for English Language Learners
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: land covered with trees and bushes
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