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 success rate of 68% was an improvement over last year's 58% hunter success on public land.
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Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
On the county side, Martin has a track record of scoring the votes needed for his profit-making ventures involving public land.
—Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The situation is dangerous and reckless for our parks, public lands and the visitors who love them.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Infinite Outdoors and its sponsors — including the Mule Deer Foundation and the hunting gear company Primos — pay landowners to allow a limited number of people each day to pass for free through their property to enter public land.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
On the county side, Martin has a track record of scoring the votes needed for his profit-making ventures involving public land.
—Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The situation is dangerous and reckless for our parks, public lands and the visitors who love them.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Infinite Outdoors and its sponsors — including the Mule Deer Foundation and the hunting gear company Primos — pay landowners to allow a limited number of people each day to pass for free through their property to enter public land.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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