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moorland

American  
[moor-luhnd, -land] / ˈmʊər lənd, -ˌlænd /

noun

Chiefly British.

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

moorland British  
/ ˈmɔː-, ˈmʊələnd /

noun

  1. an area of moor

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Etymology

Origin of moorland

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

Example Sentences

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Moorland, forestry and rural environments were "extremely vulnerable", with even small flames having "devastating consequences", Dyson said.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The 57-year-old was walking with her husband on Moorland Road in Splott, Cardiff, at about 17:30 GMT on 10 December when a cyclist rode into her before fleeing the scene.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

A spokesperson for the Prison Service said Lynch, who had been at HMP Moorland in Doncaster, died on Saturday.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

When Woodson completed his rebuttal, Tobias and Moorland backed out.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2019

I would walk into the Moorland reading room and fill out three call slips for three different works.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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