pastureland

noun

pas·​ture·​land ˈpas-chər-ˌland How to pronounce pastureland (audio)

Examples of pastureland in a Sentence

The area between the mountains is mostly pastureland.
Recent Examples on the Web The property is made up of 10 parcels over 1,745 acres and includes 50-75 acres of fertile pastureland, six ponds and seven natural springs. Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024 More than 80 percent of alpine farm income comes from government subsidies — many for keeping the pastureland clear of encroaching trees, which are nudging uphill with warmer temperatures. George Steinmetz Catherine Porter, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024 Bought last year with OnlyFans money, the 10 acres of pastureland once held a grove of pecan trees. Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023 Goats graze in the pastureland above, and bees hum in the apricot trees on the adjacent hillside. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023 Separated by pastureland sits the circa 1953 Eppstein House. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2023 But the company, Flannery Associates, did not say what its plans were for the land, dotted with towering wind turbines and sheep grazing on pastureland. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023 After listening to objections from dozens of residents, Seminole commissioners on Tuesday upheld a county board’s approval of a development plan to build a gated community of hundreds of homes on pristine pastureland within the rural boundary. Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2023 With the increasing demand for soya and its by-products worldwide, vast areas of land were converted from pasturelands for cattle grazing to growing soya as a more lucrative option. Vogue, 28 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pastureland was in 1591

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“Pastureland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastureland. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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pastureland

noun
pas·​ture·​land ˈpas-chər-ˌland How to pronounce pastureland (audio)

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