glade

noun

Definition of gladenext
as in meadow
a grassy open space in a forest

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Recent Examples of glade The attention to detail even extends to creating individual ambiences for each of the five steam and sauna rooms, including the forest clearing steam room, which feels like sitting in a fairytale glade. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 Mabel befriends many of the animals that fled the glade and eventually inspires them to rise up against Jon Hamm’s Mayor Jerry, who wants to build a highway through the forest. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 9 Mar. 2026 Often referenced as the largest ski resort in North America—a title Utah’s Powder Mountain also lays claim to—Whistler Blackcomb is a destination known for its extensive terrain, glade skiing, and mountain views. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 There was Asher Durand, master of the winsome glade; John Frederick Kensett, poet of still waters; and, above all, Thomas Cole, the philosopher-king of landscape, with whom an 18-year-old Church arranged to study privately. — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for glade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glade
  1. meadow
  2. grassland
  3. pasture
  4. heathland
  5. moor
  6. lea
  7. pastureland
Noun
  • This wilderness area not far from Canaan Valley is known for its bog and heath ecosystems, mountain meadows, and dark, firefly-friendly skies.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • Every passing lawn and meadow, every winding path through the woods, seemed to hide a lurking menace.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of meadow
Noun
  • An unusually dry and hot winter has created dangerously flammable conditions in forests and grasslands across the West.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The association says the conservation effort will also offer residents and visitors the chance to learn about the historic relationship between bison, grasslands and Indigenous cultures.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of grassland
Noun
  • Explore New England forests filled with sugar maple and hemlock, old carriage roads, and Green Mountain pastures in this National Historical Park.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • The mountains, undulating pasture and forest that surround Lanserhof Lans are a potent medicine in themselves.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of pasture
Noun
  • Designed by the renowned Tom Doak, the course draws inspiration from the classic heathland and links courses of London and the English coast, blending golden fescues, firm turf, and low-profile shaping to deliver golf that’s understated yet deeply compelling.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Near his home in Kent there were two prominent ridges, the North and South Downs; between them lay an expanse of woodlands and heathlands known as the Weald.
    — Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Definition of heathland
Noun
  • Everything about this verdant, bucolic space is antithetical to the fog, fire, and wide-open, sprawling moors that have so far dominated the movie.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • As do the moors that stretch behind the parsonage.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Definition of moor
Noun
  • Plus, its scent evokes the heralding of springtime, with a fresh aroma of light rain on a grassy lea.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Women make up 13% of the Sierra Leone parliament, 13% of the cabinet, and 19% of local government lea, according to Massaquoi.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2023
Definition of lea
Noun
  • Drive any stretch of Highway 2 for expansive views of the Great Plains and pastureland.
    — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • That project covers 115,000 hectares of pastureland, focusing on improving soil health, biodiversity and carbon sequestration, while also improving supply resilience and providing fully traceable materials for Gucci’s collections.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 June 2026
Definition of pastureland

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