pasturelands

noun

plural of pastureland
as in pastures

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  1. pastures
  2. grasslands
  3. meadows
  4. moors
Noun
  • Faulkner said he is fed up with Citation’s yearslong pattern of degrading his pastures.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The movement between seasonal pastures is called transhumance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of pastures
Noun
  • Chiricahua is a combination of climates The new national park features varying environments, from a desert landscape and grasslands to deciduous forest and chaparral shrub land to coniferous forest habitats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The park spans roughly 12,000 acres of grasslands, desert scrub, riparian, and pine woodlands, which means there is a huge variety of wildlife and habitat types to see and explore.
    — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of grasslands
Noun
  • Eco effort The hotel uses its own solar power system, boasts LED lighting, has strict waste separation, does not use plastic products, and has green roofs and wildflower meadows to support biodiversity.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad’s classic, 22-mile journey takes travelers across the park’s open meadows, through its dense forests, and along the scenic Cuyahoga River.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of meadows
Noun
  • Shorebirds feed at the lochs’ edges, and upland raptors soar over the moors.
    — Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of moors
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