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farmland

American  
[fahrm-land] / ˈfɑrmˌlænd /

noun

  1. land under cultivation or capable of being cultivated.

    to protect valuable farmland from erosion.


farmland British  
/ ˈfɑːmˌlænd /

noun

  1. land used or suitable for farming

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Etymology

Origin of farmland

First recorded in 1630–40; farm + land

Example Sentences

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She snapped a row of them in February on farmland near Bowbank in County Durham and said it made her "a little sad and confused".

From BBC

The reservoir supplies water to more than 60,000 acres of farmland in Yuba County as well as users south of the Delta.

From Los Angeles Times

To reduce water use and comply with the groundwater law, Arvin-Edison is starting to buy some farmland and leave the fields fallow.

From Los Angeles Times

And then we were in the country, the flat Dutch farmland stretching to the horizon, ruler-straight canals sweeping past the window.

From Literature

Souilly was barely a hamlet surrounded by farmland, a cluster of small cottages spoking out like a wheel from a modest stone town hall.

From Literature