moorland

[ moor-luhnd, -land ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.

moorland

/ ˈmɔː-; ˈmʊələnd /

noun

1. an area of moor

Word History and Origins

Origin of moorland¹

before 950; Middle English more lond, Old English mōrlond. See moor ¹, -land

Example Sentences

For some distance we ran through a rough moorland country, although the road was comparatively level and straight.

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On our return from Helmsley, we noticed a byway leading across the moorland with a sign-board pointing the way "to Coxwold."

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Scrambling through some rough woods, he came out upon a moorland reaching towards the hills.

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There was no wild stretch of moorland here, no possibility of solitude.

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It does not appear that the deep gloom which subsequently came over his soul oppressed him in his moorland retreat.

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