wildland

noun

wild·​land ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-ˌland How to pronounce wildland (audio)
: land that is uncultivated or unfit for cultivation

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That includes the Knowles Fire, which tragically claimed the lives of three wildland firefighters on Saturday. Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Three wildland firefighters killed in fast-moving blazes along the Colorado-Utah border have been identified as members of an elite Helitack crew deployed to remote, high-risk terrain. Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 These firefighters embodied the courage, professionalism and selflessness that define the wildland fire service. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Between 1992 and 2015, humans started 97% of all fires that threatened homes in the wildland-urban interface, the areas where homes and cities overlap with wildlands. Lauren Lowman, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wildland

Word History

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wildland was in 1686

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“Wildland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildland. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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