pastureland
2
3.7
- noun
- /ˈpæs.tʃər.lænd/
:
tierra de pastoreo
- Pastureland is common in the uplands, but some parts of this region remain heavily forested.
Examples
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Swatches of woods alternate on either side of the road with cultivated fields and sweeping pastureland.
Fiction book (2000) -
Good pastureland near major markets was at a premium and could prove critical to cattle.
Academic text (2003) -
There were some fields that Emma said had been common pastureland since colonial times, and there were woods here and there.
Fiction book (1997) -
Tiny swatches of pastureland slowly give way to rougher country.
Fiction book (1990) -
Approximately 70 percent of the hill-country farms damaged by this storm lost as much as one-tenth of their pastureland.
Academic text (1991) -
Pasturelands go through a stage of plant succession: they turn into scrub and lose their grazing quality.
Academic text (2011) -
The farmers let their cattle roam freely across the vast pastureland filled with fresh grass.
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During the summer, the pastureland becomes a vibrant green as livestock graze and thrive.
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We enjoyed a picnic on the gently sloping pastureland while watching the sheep graze peacefully.
Synonyms
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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
56
3.2
An open grassy area near houses where people meet or play
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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
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2.6
Land with grass where farm animals 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
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Etymology
Pastureland comes from the two words pasture and land. Pasture comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to feed', so pastureland is land where animals 'graze' and eat grass.