wildland

noun

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

Examples of wildland in a Sentence

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More than 700 wildfires in remote, hard-to-reach areas across Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia have burned more than 2.5 million acres of wildland this year, according to Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2025 The new areas incorporated into the WUI map are largely classified as Zone C. That’s because city officials wanted to update the WUI code to include properties within a half-mile of wildland plots larger than 40 acres. Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Officials in the previous administration publicly acknowledged the danger presented by an exodus of experienced wildland firefighters. Abe Streep, ProPublica, 22 July 2025 In northern Arizona, a pair of wildfires burning at or near the Grand Canyon North Rim have charred over 70,000 acres of wildland. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 21 July 2025 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 9 Aug. 2025.

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