noun
- areas of land used for growing crops; agricultural land
Usage: plural form of cropland
Examples
- The fertile croplands of the Midwest produce most of the nation’s corn.
- Climate change threatens croplands around the world.
- Farmers are converting grasslands into croplands to meet growing food demand.
- The government protected valuable croplands from urban development.
- Irrigation systems help maintain productive croplands in dry regions.
- Many croplands have been abandoned due to soil erosion.