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heathland

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Definition of heathland

as in grassland

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Recent Examples of heathland Designed by the renowned Tom Doak, the course draws inspiration from the classic heathland and links courses of London and the English coast, blending golden fescues, firm turf, and low-profile shaping to deliver golf that’s understated yet deeply compelling. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 Near his home in Kent there were two prominent ridges, the North and South Downs; between them lay an expanse of woodlands and heathlands known as the Weald. — Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 The design of the New Course was inspired by classical heathland style. — Carrie Coolidge, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Stay at Sunriver Resort to gain access to the private heathland-style Crosswater (one of the Golf Digest honorees). — Sunset Magazine, 29 Apr. 2022 Trails weave through woods and heathland, veering to the rocky shore where harlequin ducks bob about the breakers. — Jeanine Barone, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021 The island’s fabled heathland, site of all those chest-throbbing novels, faded and disappeared as woodland, no longer needed for fuel, was given over to agriculture. — Roger Lowenstein, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020 In dunes, bogs, and heathlands, home to species adapted to a lack of nitrogen, plant diversity has decreased as nitrogen-loving grasses, shrubs, and trees move in. — Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 4 Dec. 2019

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After arriving on set in Winnipeg at the tail end of winter, Travers quickly discovered the family’s palette within the landscape of blue skies and grassland.

— Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Also known as Bombus auricomus, the black-and-gold bumblebee is native to North America and builds below ground nests in the grasslands of Illinois.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of grassland

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Elsewhere on the estate are an orchard, a kitchen garden, wildflower meadows, an aviary, an all-weather tennis court, and a swimming pool.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
The All England Club introduced the queue in 1922 once the venue changed from a small meadow to larger grounds on Church Road, still in the famed SW19 postal code area.

— Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026

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The rolling hills and pastureland of Vernon County are home to the highest concentration of organic farms in the state.

— Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
That project covers 115,000 hectares of pastureland, focusing on improving soil health, biodiversity and carbon sequestration, while also improving supply resilience and providing fully traceable materials for Gucci’s collections.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 June 2026

Definition of pastureland

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Tour du Mont Blanc across three countries Circling the highest peak in the Alps, the Tour du Mont Blanc crosses France, Italy and Switzerland, delivering high pastures, jagged glaciers and comfortable lodgings at the end of each day.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Up in the Catskills, a farmer named Max Yasgur was getting his pasture ready for a little concert called Woodstock.

— Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

Definition of pasture

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Neil Hagdorn heard the cracking of the land, the rush of water as if a landslide were spilling down from the treeless moor hills to the east.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 July 2026
Everything about this verdant, bucolic space is antithetical to the fog, fire, and wide-open, sprawling moors that have so far dominated the movie.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of moor

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The complex is situated on an open glade just below the summit of Mount LeConte, the third-highest peak in the park.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

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