wilderness area

American  

noun

1. a region whose natural growth is protected by legislation and whose recreational and industrial use is restricted.

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Etymology

Origin of wilderness area

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

Because we’re on the south edge of the wilderness area we try to wait until there is a northerly breeze before we burn so the food smell will carry south, but it doesn’t always help.

From Literature

Huw Jones, who has been part of the Central Beacons team for four decades, said the area was like an "upside down mountain" for rescuers and a "remote, wilderness area".

From BBC

Wednesday in areas affected by the Franklin and Palisades fires around Pacific Palisades, the Eaton fire in Altadena, the Canyon fire near Castaic, the Agua and Lidia fires near the Magic Mountain Wilderness Area, the Bridge fire near Wrightwood, the Sunset fire near West Hollywood and the Kenneth fire near Calabasas.

From Los Angeles Times

At a small plateau alongside Ninemile Creek in the Golden Trout Wilderness Area, I had stood in a forest of black sticks standing on both sides of a steep canyon like whiskers on a beast too large to comprehend.

From Los Angeles Times

McLellan was involved in efforts to restore grizzlies in the North Cascades in Washington state and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area in Montana and Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times