pasture land
2
2.6
- noun
- /ˈpæs.tʃər lænd/
:
pastizal
- The farmer rotated his cattle across different areas of pasture land to ensure they had enough grass to graze.
Examples
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Likewise, Jacob Friedmann called for an injunction based on his role in providing for a common need—the requirement of village residents for pasture land for their livestock.
Academic text (2001) -
These were also farmers who were moving into dairying and who required more pasture land for their cattle.
Academic text (2001) -
No need to buy your own pasture land.
Blog text (15) -
When production ceased, he said, those acres were converted back to pasture land.
Blog text (3) -
Most of the forests disappeared during the first 50 years of settlement, indicating that the need for pasture land led to their destruction.
Academic text (2007) -
It was surrounded by fields and pasture land, and its dark shape was beautiful in the lowering evening sun.
Blog text (32) -
The path toward the downs was shaded from the moonlight by trees, a dark and lonely way that led to open pasture land.
Fiction book (1998) -
The Picts had expanded from their palisaded home site and encroached on the pasture land.
Fiction book (1991) -
He found himself looking down a long straight path that ended at a tall wrought iron fence enclosing a section of pasture land.
Fiction book (1998) -
During the summer, the pasture land dried out, making it harder for the sheep to find enough food.
Synonyms
742
1.0
An area of open land used for farming or grazing
102
1.4
Land with grass where farm animals eat
85
1.0
A field of grass and wildflowers in the countryside
69
3.5
A large open area of grass where animals graze
60
3.2
A large flat area covered in tall grasses with very few trees
56
3.2
An open grassy area near houses where people meet or play
20
2.7
An open area covered mainly with grass where animals live or graze
8
3.4
A small enclosed field where animals such as horses graze or exercise
8
9.9
A field planted with grass for animals to eat or to cut for hay
3
2.5
Land with grass where animals like cows or sheep eat
3
2.0
A field of grass where cows eat
2
3.7
Land covered with grass where cows or sheep eat
2
6.6
Land with natural plants where animals like cattle graze
2
3.5
Land used for keeping animals like cows and horses
1
8.2
Land with grass that animals like cows or horses eat
1
3.1
Open land with grass and wildflowers where animals graze
1
8.1
An open field of grass where animals graze
A long grass field where cows graze, often beside a road
How Suitable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'pasture' already denotes grassland for grazing and combining it with 'land' simply specifies the area, so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This noun-noun compounding is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and therefore immediately comprehensible to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Pasture land comes from the word pasture, a place where animals eat grass, and land, meaning ground, so the phrase paints the picture of open grass where animals can feed, which is why it means 'land covered with grass for animals to eat'.