as in forest
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland
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Recent Examples of woodland
The team is currently modeling at the level of the woodland stand, a unit of forest made up of a relatively uniform group of trees, to assess the optimal distance between trees.
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Alexa Phillips, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
It's recommended the box be placed under a tree limb at the woodland edge with adjacent fields or wetlands.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
The prairie is tucked within the park’s woodlands, and accessible via a one-mile loop trail.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
These woodlands were planned and planted this way over a century ago, made to resemble the Catskills or the Adirondack Mountains.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 30 Nov. 2024
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Alexa Phillips, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
It's recommended the box be placed under a tree limb at the woodland edge with adjacent fields or wetlands.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
The prairie is tucked within the park’s woodlands, and accessible via a one-mile loop trail.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
These woodlands were planned and planted this way over a century ago, made to resemble the Catskills or the Adirondack Mountains.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 30 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for woodland
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“Woodland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodland. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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