public land

American  

[puhb-lik land] / ˈpʌb lɪk ˈlænd /

noun

• public lands
  plural

1. an area of land owned by the government of the region or nation it is located in.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• public lands
  plural

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Example Sentences

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public land

Councils only pay if it is on public land.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The NYC tournament, held by a nonprofit on public land, likes to see itself as an event of the people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The team had tested public land around former landfill or industrial sites, she emphasised, rather than fenced off areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

That 1971 law declared wild horses and burros “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West” and made it illegal to harass, capture or kill them on public land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

“We tracked both sides of the public land along Squaretail Brook, all the way down that hillside to where it runs into the Beal River.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

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