public land
noun
: land owned by a government
specifically
: that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws
Examples of public land in a Sentence
the management of public lands
The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.
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Among the spate of executive orders issued by the Trump Administration in the last two weeks was a key directive about Alaska’s public lands and natural resources.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
As North Dakota’s governor, Burgum repeatedly sued Interior, often in an effort to prioritize oil and gas drilling over conservation on public lands.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Sandy Bahr, director of the Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter, said the EXPLORE Act will help get more people outdoors in Arizona's national parks, national forests and other public lands.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Blocking new wind energy projects Trump on Monday issued an executive order that barred the government from auctioning off the rights to build wind farms offshore and also temporarily blocked new rights for wind on public lands.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
As North Dakota’s governor, Burgum repeatedly sued Interior, often in an effort to prioritize oil and gas drilling over conservation on public lands.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Sandy Bahr, director of the Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter, said the EXPLORE Act will help get more people outdoors in Arizona's national parks, national forests and other public lands.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Blocking new wind energy projects Trump on Monday issued an executive order that barred the government from auctioning off the rights to build wind farms offshore and also temporarily blocked new rights for wind on public lands.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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