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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The Interior Department’s emergency permitting procedures and the House bill are assaults the federal government has waged on public lands since January.
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Barbara Vasquez, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Risk to visitors, public lands and economic vitality National parks in particular, and public lands in general, are among the most popular functions of the federal government, polls show.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Officials at the Interior Department, which oversees public lands and many agencies involving Native Americans, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 22 May 2025
In a last-minute add, Republicans also included a provision authorizing sales of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, prompting outrage from Democrats and environmentalists.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Barbara Vasquez, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Risk to visitors, public lands and economic vitality National parks in particular, and public lands in general, are among the most popular functions of the federal government, polls show.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Officials at the Interior Department, which oversees public lands and many agencies involving Native Americans, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 22 May 2025
In a last-minute add, Republicans also included a provision authorizing sales of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, prompting outrage from Democrats and environmentalists.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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