heaths

noun

plural of heath
1
as in prairies
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country not much grows on the heath besides heather

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2
as in deserts
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end

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Recent Examples of heaths Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses. — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaths
  1. prairies
  2. deserts
  3. plains
  4. barrens
  5. steppes
  6. grasslands
  7. savannas
Noun
  • About 60,000 acres of the swamp are shallow, watery prairies covered with grass, sedges and other aquatic plants rooted in thick beds of peat.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
  • The cross-country route carries passengers through the forests and lakes of northern Ontario, the prairies of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and into the dramatic mountain landscapes of Alberta and British Columbia.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
Definition of prairies
Noun
  • But the ghost lineage DNA shows up in both Neanderthal and Denisovan deserts.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world.
    — Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Definition of deserts
Noun
  • Commercial opportunities The telltale giant golf balls at Buckley Space Force Base, on the western edge of America’s high plains, are radar domes designed to protect the sensitive antennas inside.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
  • Venezuela boasts a diverse range of landscapes, including deserts, plains, snow, beaches, mountains, forests.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
Definition of plains
Noun
  • In its place urchin barrens now carpet the seafloor; a spiny, silent landscape stripped of life.
    — Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
  • The forests are marked by sparse conifer stands, woodlands, herbaceous vegetation, and unvegetated barrens that dominate the transition to Arctic tundra.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of barrens
Noun
  • Similar trends have played out in Central Asian steppes and South American plains.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • Longer-running hiking trips take you everywhere from Western Greenland to the sea cliffs of the Faroe Islands, the steppes of Mongolia, or the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan.
    — The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of steppes
Noun
  • There is little water in play on the front nine as the course winds through native grasslands, requiring players to shape shots both ways to best navigate the doglegs and approach shots.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Wetlands, forests, grasslands, rivers, and coastal ecosystems also face pressure from pollution, invasive species, and the overuse of natural resources.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of grasslands
Noun
  • The new property is nestled inside a 45,000-acre private conservancy with open savannahs and waterholes nearby.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
  • This includes savannahs and shrublands.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 June 2026
Definition of savannas

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