wilderness area
noun
often capitalized W&A
: an often large tract of public land maintained essentially in its natural state and protected against introduction of intrusive artifacts (such as roads and buildings)
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Barely a week after two hunters were found dead in Colorado’s Rio Grande National Forest, a third hunter has also died in the same wilderness area, just ten miles away.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
Decker's remains were located on an area of Grindstone Mountain during law enforcement's fourth search of the large wilderness area around where the girls' bodies were found, Morrison said.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Instead of settling in wilderness areas, a portion of the state’s population of at least 50 wolves have fully habituated themselves to living near ranches and farms, where calves in particular are easy targets.
—Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Unlike fires in wilderness areas, which mostly consume vegetation, this breed of urban conflagration sucks up buildings, cars and their contents, spitting hazards well beyond the burn area.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
Decker's remains were located on an area of Grindstone Mountain during law enforcement's fourth search of the large wilderness area around where the girls' bodies were found, Morrison said.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Instead of settling in wilderness areas, a portion of the state’s population of at least 50 wolves have fully habituated themselves to living near ranches and farms, where calves in particular are easy targets.
—Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Unlike fires in wilderness areas, which mostly consume vegetation, this breed of urban conflagration sucks up buildings, cars and their contents, spitting hazards well beyond the burn area.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Wilderness area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wilderness%20area. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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