woodland
noun
land covered with woods or trees.
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woodland
1 American
[wood-land, -luhnd, wood-luhnd]
/ ˈwʊdˌlænd, -lənd, ˈwʊd lənd /
noun
woodlands
plural
adjective
Woodland
2
American
[wood-luhnd]
/ ˈwʊd lənd /
noun
woodland
British
/ ˈwʊdlənd /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of woodland
Explanation
Woodland is a natural habitat with many plants and trees. Therefore, a zebra would not be considered a woodland animal, but a deer would fit the bill. You can use woodland as a noun, or as an adjective to describe things that have something to do with this particular kind of land, like woodland animals or a woodland habitat. Woodlands usually feature trees, grasses, shrubs, and other plants. If you're walking in the woods and the trees almost completely block the sunlight, you're in a forest, not a woodland. The Old English version was wudulond.
Example Sentences
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The remains of Mr Aquilino and Mr Coleman were discovered in woodland by police.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died when the car given the false MOT crashed into woodland in St Mellons in March 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"The dense forest disappears and becomes more open woodland, with more lakes and more grasslands."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
With just 8.6% woodland cover, Northern Ireland is one of the least wooded areas in Europe.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Mice do not speak Lapine, but there is a very simple, limited lingua franca of the hedgerow and woodland.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Forecasters aren’t expecting the heat to break any temperature records but said that some places, including Woodland Hills, Van Nuys and Palmdale, might come within a few degrees of setting new daily highs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
L.A. valleys are predicted to see triple-digit heat, with Woodland Hills expected to reach 105 to 110 degrees, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
John Martin, the Woodland Trust's chief executive in Northern Ireland, said it was badly needed.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Matts, site manager for south and west Wales for the Woodland Trust, said that amid the extreme temperatures and weather warnings this week, woodland areas offer "a nice, stable, climatically cool environment".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Two people on the Woodland team answered “hurricane” instead.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
The disasters, coming at the peak of the summer vacation period when tourists flock to both countries, were fuelled by woodlands parched to tinder by successive heatwaves and lack of rain since May.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The short inquest hearing was told emergency services were called to the woodlands but Lilly was later pronounced dead.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Lilly Jones, 14, was reported missing from her home in Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, on June 20, before she was discovered in Duffryn Park woodlands two days later.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The main suite will be at the back of the house with picture windows looking out onto the woodlands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Cluny had left his picked band back in the woodlands.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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