public land
noun
: land owned by a government
specifically
: that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws
Examples of public land in a Sentence
the management of public lands
The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.
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Lee's proposal came as the Trump administration has slashed funding for national parks, and proposed increasing drilling and mining on public lands across the west and in Alaska.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 25 June 2025
More than 14 million acres of federal public land in Colorado would be eligible for sale if Congress passed the original version of the budget bill.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
State and local governments own the remaining public land.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
An April poll sponsored by the Trust for Public and and conducted by YouGov found that, of the 4,000 Americans surveyed, 71% opposed the sale of public land.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 19 June 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 25 June 2025
More than 14 million acres of federal public land in Colorado would be eligible for sale if Congress passed the original version of the budget bill.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
State and local governments own the remaining public land.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
An April poll sponsored by the Trust for Public and and conducted by YouGov found that, of the 4,000 Americans surveyed, 71% opposed the sale of public land.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for public land
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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