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 second wildland hand crew, which would include 32 positions for $2 million, would supplement a hand crew formed this year, after the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 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