scrubland

[ skruhb-land ]
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noun
  1. land on which the natural vegetation is chiefly scrub.

Origin of scrubland

1
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; scrub2 + -land

Words Nearby scrubland

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How to use scrubland in a sentence

  • A freight train dragged southward in the twilight, wending its way through pine forest and scrubland.

    Collectivum | Mike Lewis
  • The specimen was taken along the Apas River in scrubland near the river.

    Birds from North Borneo | Max C. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for scrubland

scrubland

/ (ˈskrʌbˌlænd) /


noun
  1. an area of scrub vegetation

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