cropland

noun

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

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In the mid-1990s, the hog factory farm next door to her mother’s house began to spray manure on nearby cropland as fertilizer. Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025 Groundwater protection Minnesota passed a Groundwater Protection Rule in 2019 that prohibits fall application of commercial fertilizer on 71% of cropland (approximately 1.1 million acres) in Southeastern Minnesota and over 9 million acres statewide. Minnpost, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Today, Israeli forces still surround it, and his croplands are destroyed. Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025 Some 24 million hectares of croplands had been left to their own devices. Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cropland 

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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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 22 Feb. 2025.

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cropland

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

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