cropland

noun

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

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Snakes and river rapids are just some of the challenges with measuring the carbon removed from sprinkling rock dust on cropland, says Terradot CEO James Kanoff. Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025 Soaring food prices in 2007 and 2008 led to a global land rush, with private investors and sovereign wealth funds snatching up cropland across the Global South. Mark Gongloff, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2024 In Tecumseh, a rural area southeast of Oklahoma, the Little River was more than 4 feet past its flood stage early Monday, threatening to damage croplands, pastures and roads along the river downstream of the U.S. Highway 177 bridge crossing. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 Recent data from the USDA Summary of Land Values indicates a consistent increase of cropland value in Montana from 2012 on. Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cropland 

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 21 Jan. 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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