cropland

noun

crop·​land ˈkräp-ˌland How to pronounce cropland (audio)
: land that is suited to or used for crops

Examples of cropland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On about 260,000 acres of cropland, farms in the county produce cow milk, hay for cows that produce the milk, vegetables, melons, potatoes, other horticultural crops and nursery plants. Clara Migoya, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024 On the other side of Nashville from Scott County is a region of rolling hills and cropland where guns and hunting are also a big part of life. Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2024 Weedkillers applied to those croplands drifted and decimated the Holtz’s flowers two years in a row. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024 Missing the mark | Perfect union | Not suited | Sad but accurate | A long wait The supply side: Earth’s biocapacity, represented by productive land and sea areas, including forest lands, grazing lands, cropland and fishing grounds. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for cropland 

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Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cropland was in 1846

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“Cropland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cropland. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

cropland

noun
crop·​land ˈkräp-ˌland How to pronounce cropland (audio)
: land on which crops are grown

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