public land
noun
: land owned by a government
specifically
: that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws
Examples of public land in a Sentence
the management of public lands
The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.
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Decisions about how to manage wild horse herds for decades have pitted public land managers, ranchers and animal advocates against each other.
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Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
From the Grand Canyon to the Rocky Mountains to Yellowstone and beyond, thousands gathered at national parks across the country on Saturday to protest sweeping federal cuts to the United States’ historic public lands.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
Randi Spivak, a public lands director for the Center for Biological Diversity, argued the orders would cause major destruction.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Spivak of the Center for Biological Diversity said logging on public lands risks polluting water and threatens the more than 400 species protected under the Endangered Species Act that rely on national forests, including grizzly bears, spotted owls and wild salmon.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
From the Grand Canyon to the Rocky Mountains to Yellowstone and beyond, thousands gathered at national parks across the country on Saturday to protest sweeping federal cuts to the United States’ historic public lands.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
Randi Spivak, a public lands director for the Center for Biological Diversity, argued the orders would cause major destruction.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Spivak of the Center for Biological Diversity said logging on public lands risks polluting water and threatens the more than 400 species protected under the Endangered Species Act that rely on national forests, including grizzly bears, spotted owls and wild salmon.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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