- wildland
- noun Date: 1808 land that is uncultivated or unfit for cultivation
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
wildland
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wildland — noun Land that is unfit for or has not been modified by cultivation or other human activity, a natural area. Whether it is in point of law competent for his Majesty, with the advice of and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of New… … Wiktionary
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Wildland fire emissions — Wildland fire and wildland fire atmospheric emissions have been a part of the global biosphere for millennia. [Pyne, S.J. 1995. World fire: The culture of fire on earth. University of Washington Press. 384 pp. [ISBN 0 295 97593 8] ] . The major… … Wikipedia
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Wildland — Wildlands are areas of land where plants and animals exist free of human interference. Ecologists assert that wildlands promote biodiversity, that they preserve historic genetic traits and that they provide habitat for wild flora and fauna that… … Wikipedia
wildland — /wuyld land /, n. land that has not been cultivated, esp. land set aside and protected as a wilderness. [1805 15; WILD + LAND] * * * … Universalium
wildland — /wuyld land /, n. land that has not been cultivated, esp. land set aside and protected as a wilderness. [1805 15; WILD + LAND] * * * wildˈland noun Land completely uncultivated • • • Main Entry: ↑wild … Useful english dictionary
