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

To do this, the team first examined a global database tracking burned land from forest, grass, and peatland wildland fires between 1997 and 2023.

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

But, he said, wildland firefighters commonly patrol for days or weeks to prevent re-ignitions.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 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