moorland

[ moor-luhnd, -land ]

/ ˈmʊər lənd, -ˌlænd /

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noun Chiefly British.

an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.

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Origin of moorland

before 950; Middle English more lond,Old English mōrlond.See moor¹, -land

Words nearby moorland

mooring rack, moorings, mooring screw, Moorish, Moorish idol, moorland, moorwort, moose, moosebird, Moosehead Lake, Moose Jaw

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How to use moorland in a sentence

For some distance we ran through a rough moorland country, although the road was comparatively level and straight.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
On our return from Helmsley, we noticed a byway leading across the moorland with a sign-board pointing the way "to Coxwold."
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
Scrambling through some rough woods, he came out upon a moorland reaching towards the hills.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson
There was no wild stretch of moorland here, no possibility of solitude.
Emily Bront|A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson

It does not appear that the deep gloom which subsequently came over his soul oppressed him in his moorland retreat.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for moorland

moorland

/ (ˈmʊələnd, ˈmɔː-) /

noun

British an area of moor

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moorland

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