noun
- an area of land that is in its natural state, not developed or cultivated by humans
Usage: often used in environmental and fire management contexts
Examples
- The wildland fire spread rapidly through the dry forest.
- Conservation groups work to protect wildland habitats from development.
- Firefighters specialize in wildland fire suppression techniques.
- The park contains thousands of acres of pristine wildland.
- Wildland areas provide important wildlife corridors.
- New regulations restrict building in wildland-urban interface zones.