cropland

[ krop-land ]

noun

1. land suitable for or used for the cultivation of crops.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cropland¹

First recorded in 1840–50; crop + land

Example Sentences

In Kyuerelyakh, Kirillovich and Nikolaevna lost their croplands to the fires despite their best efforts to hold back the flames, leaving them with only a few bales of hay to feed their 26 cattle through the coming winter.

From Time

By 2050, to feed a growing population, croplands will have to increase by 26 percent, an area the size of India, researchers estimate.

From Science News

Last November, back-to-back hurricanes pummeled millions of people across the region, destroying infrastructure and cropland, and leveling thousands of homes.

From Time

That’s been enough to convince a lot of farmers not to develop marginal croplands, but it only amounts to about 10 percent of the per-acre revenue that’s possible with high-yield practices.

From Outside Online

By 2050, the world’s 13 million square kilometers of cropland would need to increase by 26 percent, the team found.

From Science News

They recollect that there's 40 million acres of cropland in Canada—250 million bushels of wheat to move.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• farmland
• garden
• grassland
• green
• ground
• meadow
• pasture
• range
• terrain
• territory