public land
noun
: land owned by a government
specifically
: that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws
Examples of public land in a Sentence
the management of public lands
The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.
Recent Examples on the Web
And it’s all entirely sanctioned and funded by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, in an effort to move wild horses off public lands that, in some estimations, cannot sustain so many free-roaming animals.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 June 2024
Denying fossil fuel companies the right to drill on millions of acres in the Arctic, including on public land leased for drilling by the Trump Administration.
—Tom Steyer, Fortune, 28 May 2024
The Biden administration is also ending new coal leasing on public lands in the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming, per WyoFile’s Dustin Bleizeffer.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Reuters exclusively reported last month that Mexico's federal government, under pressure from the U.S. in keeping Chinese automakers at arm's length by refusing to offer such incentives as low-cost public land or tax cuts for investment in EV production.
—Cassandra Garrison, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 June 2024
Denying fossil fuel companies the right to drill on millions of acres in the Arctic, including on public land leased for drilling by the Trump Administration.
—Tom Steyer, Fortune, 28 May 2024
The Biden administration is also ending new coal leasing on public lands in the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming, per WyoFile’s Dustin Bleizeffer.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Reuters exclusively reported last month that Mexico's federal government, under pressure from the U.S. in keeping Chinese automakers at arm's length by refusing to offer such incentives as low-cost public land or tax cuts for investment in EV production.
—Cassandra Garrison, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2024
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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