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moorland

[moor-luhnd, -land] / ˈmʊər lənd, -ˌlænd /
NOUN
field
Synonyms
STRONGEST
farmland garden grassland green ground meadow pasture range terrain territory
STRONG
acreage enclosure glebe lea mead patch plot tillage tract vineyard
WEAK
cropland ranchland
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sky
NOUN
plain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expanse field grassland meadow plateau prairie steppe
STRONG
champaign flat heath level moor tundra
WEAK
flatland open country

Example Sentences

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For example the government's Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme, which was updated last month, includes further incentives for farmers to graze moorland with cattle and ponies instead of sheep as it "contributes positively to biodiversity".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Blazes that burned across moorland at Carrbridge and Dava in the Highlands earlier this summer have been called the biggest wildfires Scotland has ever seen.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

One of the reasons fires continued to burn on moorland was because of its peaty soil which fuels the flames.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

From the well-known names of these towns I learn in what county I have lighted; a north-midland shire, dusk with moorland, ridged with mountain: this I see.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë