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
  • These networks supplied homes, fountains, baths, and farms, making dense urban life more practical.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The prevailing idea is that summer break is a holdover from days when children were needed to help out on farms in rural communities.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of farms
Noun
  • The area is home to cattle ranches, and authorities said the fire is threatening more than 600 homes and 800 other structures.
    — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Puerta del Lobo For years, the best places to stay in the Texas Hill Country were guest ranches or small inns near wineries.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 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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