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freedom to roam

freedom to roam noun: the general public's right to access public or privately owned land for their own recreation or exercise.

Noun

freedom to roam (uncountable)

  1. The general public's right to access public or privately owned land for their own recreation or exercise.
    • The Forestry Commission generally operated a freedom to roam policy whereby public access was not constrained except where young trees had been planted.1998, Andrew Light, Jonathan M. Smith, Philosophy and Geography II: The Production of Public Space, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 179

Synonyms of freedom to roam

Questions about freedom to roam

What does freedom to roam mean?
Freedom to roam means the general public's right to access public or privately owned land for their own recreation or exercise.
What part of speech is freedom to roam?
Freedom to roam is a noun.

Words near freedom to roam in the dictionary

  1. freedom riders
  2. freedom rides
  3. freedom school
  4. freedom tickler
  5. freedom ticklers
  6. freedom to roam
  7. freedom toast
  8. Freedom Tower
  9. freedom units
  10. freedom's not free
  11. freedom-camp

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