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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Although the freeze exempted public safety workers, federal wildland firefighters were not covered by the exemption. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 Photograph by Bryan Anselm / Redux Inside the Fight Against a Los Angeles Inferno A reporter embeds with wildland firefighters during one of the deadliest blazes in California history. Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 The blaze, which started Thursday afternoon, was 43% contained on Monday after burning more than 6,600 acres of wildland. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025 These ingredients — in addition to the city’s sprawl, which pushes outskirt neighborhoods into fire-prone wildlands — set the stage for immense destruction. Laura Paddison, CNN, 21 Jan. 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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