woodland
noun
land covered with woods or trees.
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woodland
1 American
[wood-land, -luhnd, wood-luhnd]
/ ˈwʊdˌlænd, -lənd, ˈwʊd lənd /
noun
woodlands
plural
adjective
Woodland
2
American
[wood-luhnd]
/ ˈwʊd lənd /
noun
woodland
British
/ ˈwʊdlənd /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of woodland
Explanation
Woodland is a natural habitat with many plants and trees. Therefore, a zebra would not be considered a woodland animal, but a deer would fit the bill. You can use woodland as a noun, or as an adjective to describe things that have something to do with this particular kind of land, like woodland animals or a woodland habitat. Woodlands usually feature trees, grasses, shrubs, and other plants. If you're walking in the woods and the trees almost completely block the sunlight, you're in a forest, not a woodland. The Old English version was wudulond.
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Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died when the car given the false MOT crashed into woodland in St Mellons in March 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"The dense forest disappears and becomes more open woodland, with more lakes and more grasslands."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
The 5,300-hectare military academy near Rennes, is a vast site which contains a patchwork of woodland and grassland similar to habitats found in the New Forest.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The woodland is near the former home of Milne, who was inspired by the forest, after walks through it with son Christopher Robin.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Of forest lore he had studied deeply, and Taran listened in wonder as Adaon told the ways and natures of woodland creatures, of bold badgers and cautious dormice and geese winging under the moon.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Valley areas should reach triple digits, with Woodland Hills hitting 105 to 106 degrees, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
He lives in Woodland Hills, and I live in Venice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
John Martin, the Woodland Trust's chief executive in Northern Ireland, said it was badly needed.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Marseille, a nurse, and her son Jeremiah Garcia are represented by trial attorneys Brett Greenfield and Falamak Abromson at the Woodland Hills-based 818 Law Group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Two people on the Woodland team answered “hurricane” instead.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
The disasters, coming at the peak of the summer vacation period when tourists flock to both countries, were fuelled by woodlands parched to tinder by successive heatwaves and lack of rain since May.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Red tape is making it "far easier" to cut woodlands down in Wales than to create new ones, a charity has warned.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The newly recorded ancient woodland was the result of better digital mapping, the consideration of smaller woodlands and a new category for ancient pasture and parkland that did not exist previously, the wildlife trust explained.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Without frequent fire to clear out the understory of a forest, California woodlands have grown five to six times denser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Often used or conjured by wizards for decoration, the fairy generally inhabits woodlands or glades.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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