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Word entry · 8 letters

woodland

Best crossword clue

"Forested tract"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈwʊd.lənd/Part of speech nounSorted addlnoowStarts with WEnds with D2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. land that is covered with trees and shrubs

Word origin

From Middle English wodeland, wodelond, from Old English wuduland (“woodland; forestland; forest”), equivalent to wood + land. Compare West Frisian wâldlân, Dutch bosland, German Waldland, Icelandic skóglendi.

Used in a sentence

  • The woodland creatures ran from the fire.
  • The genera Philomela and Curruca, as we previously observed, are very closely allied to each other, both are woodland in their habits, and both possess great melody of song.
  • It is a very woodland country, with plenty of grass, but it is too large for four days a-week, and the sport is generally rather indifferent.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Forested tract8 letters
02Forested area8 letters

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