plowland
- noun
- /ˈplaʊˌlænd/
- US
:
tierra arada
- After the rain, the plowland was ready for planting various crops.
Examples
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The farmer planted corn in the freshly tilled plowland this spring.
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I know people, I know towns, farms, hills, rivers, and rocks; I know how the sun at sunset in autumn falls on the side of a certain plowland in the hills. But what is the sense of giving a boundary to all that, of giving it a name and ceasing to love where the name ceases to apply?
Blog text (12) -
The first of the teams reached the end of the plowland, and Art heard his father's voice clear and quiet: "Gee, boys."
Fiction book (1992) -
The rich soil of the plowland provided plenty of nutrients for the vegetables.
Synonyms
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1.0
An area of open land used for farming or grazing
50
1.7
Land where people grow crops or raise animals
12
5.2
A large area of land used for farming or raising animals
11
3.0
A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on
6
4.1
A large area of land used for a certain purpose
4
3.0
Land that is used to grow crops like grains or vegetables
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2.9
Land prepared and used for growing crops like wheat or corn
Land that farmers plow and use to grow crops
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Plowland comes from the English parts plow and land. Plow means 'a tool that turns the soil' and land means 'ground', so plowland is ground that has been plowed and is used for growing crops.