Moorland
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken. countable, uncountable
"The completely-industrialised outskirts of Newcastle gradually give place to rural surroundings, and the Tyne becomes a moorland river with a boulder-strewn bed."
- 2 open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Example
More examples"There is more moorland in Northern Germany than in Southern Germany."
Etymology
From Middle English morelond, equivalent to moor + land. Compare Old Norse mýrlendi (“moorland”).