wildland

American  

[wahyld-land] / ˈwaɪldˌlænd /

noun

1. land that has not been cultivated, especially land set aside and protected as a wilderness.

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Etymology

Origin of wildland

First recorded in 1805–15; wild + -land

Example Sentences

"Our new estimates increase the organic compound emissions from wildland fires by about 21%," says Lyuyin Huang, the first author of the study.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

Researchers led by Shuxiao Wang aimed to include IVOCs and SVOCs alongside VOCs to better capture how wildland fires affect air quality, human health, and climate.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

“And catastrophic wildfires affecting communities in the wildland urban interface can be driven and exacerbated by extreme weather events.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Still, experts like Jen Beverly, a wildland fire professor at the University of Alberta, warn there is little Canada can do to prevent wildfires altogether.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Nonetheless, most continue to accept Seton s basic thesis: the Americas seen by the first colonists were a wildland of thundering herds and forests with sky-high trees and lakes aswarm with fish.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann