bushland

noun

bush·land ˈbu̇sh-ˌland

: bush entry 1 sense 2

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The luxurorious lodge is nestled in the Australian Zoo, where visitors can overlook the bushland and native wildlife. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 Desmond Freeman fled into dense bushland in August last year after shooting and killing two police officers who came to search his rural home in Victoria state. — CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 What To Know Authorities say the weekend's fires have torn through bushland and suburbs under searing heat, strong winds and rapidly changing conditions. — Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025 Kormákur takes full advantage of the country’s dramatic landscapes and dense bushlands, the latter making ideal terrain for Sasha’s initial flight, a pulse-racing sequence that has her sprinting through the trees like a blur. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bushland

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1799, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bushland was in 1799

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