wildland

noun

wild·​land ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-ˌland How to pronounce wildland (audio)
: land that is uncultivated or unfit for cultivation

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But experts long ago observed that wildland blazes throw off embers, which can soar on winds to ignite dwellings miles away. Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025 This 300,000-acre Utah wildland along the Green River just north of Canyonlands National Park is a gem — a fretwork of slickrock canyons along the river. Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025 Historic data In 2024, California witnessed 8,011 fires caused by humans, as reported by NIFC, which burned 990,939 acres of wildland. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025 Joint projects involving communities and state, tribal and local agencies, like those under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, build partnerships to reduce fire risk across large landscapes and lower the risk of fire spreading to homes and federal wildlands. Tony Cheng, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wildland

Word History

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wildland was in 1686

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“Wildland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildland. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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