croplands

noun

plural of cropland
as in farmlands

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  1. farmlands
  2. farms
  3. ranches
  4. farmsteads
Noun
  • At their regular density levels in Australian farmlands, the researchers estimated that brown snakes alone might remove thousands of mice annually for every square kilometer of farmland.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of farmlands
Noun
  • In the early years, presidents would simply go home during the summer to tend to their gardens and farms.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 July 2026
  • Just as the chef relies on ingredients harvested at their peak from the restaurant's culinary garden and local farms, the wine program evolves throughout the year to complement those changing flavors.
    — Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of farms
Noun
  • After emancipation, many became cowboys, doing similar work on farms and ranches.
    — Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Midwest Living, 19 July 2026
  • Railroad tracks took the place of the river; ranches, live oaks and Spanish moss replaced California’s mountains and open scrubland.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 July 2026
Definition of ranches
Noun
  • Some of the worst cases of the syndrome, for instance, have been on poor farmsteads in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Definition of farmsteads
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