wildland

American  

[wahyld-land] / ˈwaɪldˌlænd /

noun

1. land that has not been cultivated, especially land set aside and protected as a wilderness.

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Etymology

Origin of wildland

First recorded in 1805–15; wild + -land

Example Sentences

Researchers led by Shuxiao Wang aimed to include IVOCs and SVOCs alongside VOCs to better capture how wildland fires affect air quality, human health, and climate.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

"Our new estimates increase the organic compound emissions from wildland fires by about 21%," says Lyuyin Huang, the first author of the study.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

The agency has its own fire crew, with 30 full-time, on-call and volunteer wildland firefighters.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Still, experts like Jen Beverly, a wildland fire professor at the University of Alberta, warn there is little Canada can do to prevent wildfires altogether.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Nonetheless, most continue to accept Seton s basic thesis: the Americas seen by the first colonists were a wildland of thundering herds and forests with sky-high trees and lakes aswarm with fish.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann