pastureland

noun

pas·​ture·​land ˈpas-chər-ˌland How to pronounce pastureland (audio)

Examples of pastureland in a Sentence

The area between the mountains is mostly pastureland.
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Two turbines are on the family’s pastureland, sharing space with cattle, and the family collects rent payments once a year. David Robert Elliott, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025 While the disclosure calls this property pastureland, Noem has referred to it as her home. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 The building is listed as a National Heritage, surrounded by a 75-acre garden and pastureland. Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Brazil has immense amounts of arable and potentially arable land, much of which, in today’s environmentally conscious world, will thankfully come from the conversion of sub-par pastureland rather than the destruction of rainforest. Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pastureland

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First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pastureland was in 1591

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“Pastureland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastureland. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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pastureland

noun
pas·​ture·​land ˈpas-chər-ˌland How to pronounce pastureland (audio)

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