moorland

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Definition of moorland

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.

“The completely-industrialised outskirts of Newcastle gradually give place to rural surroundings, and the Tyne becomes a moorland river with a boulder-strewn bed.”
“Troutbeck station, 10 miles from Keswick, in the heart of wild moorland, is the most isolated on the line.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.

“The completely-industrialised outskirts of Newcastle gradually give place to rural surroundings, and the Tyne becomes a moorland river with a boulder-strewn bed.”
“Troutbeck station, 10 miles from Keswick, in the heart of wild moorland, is the most isolated on the line.”

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Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Middle English morelond, equivalent to moor + land. Compare Old Norse mýrlendi (“moorland”).

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