wildland

noun

wild·​land ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-ˌland How to pronounce wildland (audio)
: land that is uncultivated or unfit for cultivation

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Over the past 50 years, California’s population has doubled to 40 million residents, pushing development deeper into fire-prone wildlands. Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025 The Maui Wildfire was the fifth deadliest wildland fire in U.S. history, destroying neighborhoods and historic landmarks. Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025 Given the proximity of so many homes to wildlands, and given the drought and hurricane-force winds, many of us are living in a sprawling death trap. Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 More than 17,000 acres burned in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood and nearby wildland. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wildland 

Word History

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wildland was in 1686

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“Wildland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildland. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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