heathland
A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation,…A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.
» Fire devastated an area of rare heathland.
Feuer hat ein Gebiet seltenen Heidelands vernichtet.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.
Heideland
- a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
Examples
1 sentencesFire devastated an area of rare heathland.
deFeuer hat ein Gebiet seltenen Heidelands vernichtet.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).
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Forms
plural: heathlands| Singular | heathland |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable