woodland

¹ American  

[wood-land, -luhnd, wood-luhnd] / ˈwʊdˌlænd, -lənd, ˈwʊd lənd /

noun

1. land covered with woods or trees.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods; sylvan.

   a woodland nymph.

Woodland ² American  

[wood-luhnd] / ˈwʊd lənd /

noun

1. a city in N central California.

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woodland British  

/ ˈwʊdlənd /

noun

1. 1. land that is mostly covered with woods or dense growths of trees and shrubs

   2. ( as modifier )

      woodland fauna

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Other Word Forms

• woodlander noun

Etymology

Origin of woodland

before 900; Old English wuduland. See wood ¹, land

Example Sentences

For example, Olduvai Gorge Bed in Tanzania has been described as freshwater woodland and grassland, while the Upper Bed reflects drier woodlands and marshy areas.

From Science Daily

It included a map allegedly showing that the drones were launched from the Sumy and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine and a video of a downed drone lying in snowy woodland.

From BBC

Yet Ben doesn't live in rural woodland but in a block of flats on a fairly busy road in the market town of Horsham in West Sussex.

From BBC

They are standing on a small, wooden bridge in a woodland.

From BBC

But now the ancient woodland is being revitalised with the pigs - half wild boar, half Tamworth - which are turning over the soil.

From BBC

Related Words

• forest
• timberland
• wood