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moorland

[moor-luhnd, -land] / ˈmʊər lənd, -ˌlænd /




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A fire which burned for more than 40 days on moorland was likely to have been caused by someone cooking using a campfire or gas burner, an investigation has found.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Local farmers also formed a so-called "Farmy Army" to work alongside firefighters as the moorland blaze raged.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Ross Ewing, director of moorland and strategic projects at Scottish Land and Estates, praised the swift action of gamekeepers who reported the injured bird promptly.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Fire crews battling a vast moorland blaze in North Yorkshire have said they have been hampered by exploding World War Two bombs and tank shells.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Through three high windows he saw the moorland, bare and brown, snow-patched here and there, in the mild sunlight of winter.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin