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

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wildland

Today, Cape Cod is no longer the wildland Thoreau once found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

“The Forest Service is not only the world’s largest forest research organization, but it’s also the world’s largest wildland fire research organization,” Reyes said.

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

Using this approach, the researchers estimated that wildland fires released an average of 143 million tons of airborne organic compounds each year during the study period.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

The wildland was once a royal hunting ground of the last Saxon king Harold Godwinson in 1066, and has also housed a 96-horse stables.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 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