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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A type of open area on windy slopes or ridges at very high altitudes or latitudes where the climate is too cold and dry for anything but sparse, low-growing plants amid rocks and bare soil. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The vegetation in such areas. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From fell + field.

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