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brushland

American  
[bruhsh-land] / ˈbrʌʃˌlænd /

noun

  1. brush.


Etymology

Origin of brushland

First recorded in 1850–55; brush 2 + -land

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They were crowded together, next to flammable brushland, and accessed by narrow, winding roads that struggled to accommodate two-way traffic or firetrucks.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2025

Verdant woods gave way to scrubby brushland and desert; most of the large mammals disappeared.

From Science Magazine Aug. 16, 2023

Davenport originally moved from Seattle to the wheat-growing area with the thought of living in the silo, accessed on gravel on Old Missile Site Road North, past wire gates and brushland.

From Seattle Times Oct. 14, 2022

The Del Rio sector, a gargantuan 47-county riverfront region of sparsely populated brushland, is the second-busiest on the entire Southwest Border.

From Washington Post Sep. 17, 2021

Stalk land, fallow fields, and brushland, all appeared to be sewn together by wide fencerow stitches of trees.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

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