wildland

noun

wild·land ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-ˌland

: land that is uncultivated or unfit for cultivation

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In the same complex of fires that day in Mesa County, three wildland firefighters lost their lives when the fire behavior suddenly changed and burned over them. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 July 2026 With wildfires burning across many Western states, wildland firefighters gathered Sunday to pay tribute to three of their own who died after they were trapped by flames a week ago. — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 That includes the Knowles Fire, which tragically claimed the lives of three wildland firefighters on Saturday. — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 30 June 2026 And the wildland firefighters’ deaths – coming so early in the dry summer season – are a stark reminder of the extreme risk some of the country’s most underrecognized first responders are facing. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wildland

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1686, in the meaning defined above

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