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heathland

heathland noun: a tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.

Noun

heathland (countable and uncountable, plural heathlands)

  1. A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.
    • Beyond the latter station—reached after traversing the only level mile of track between East Suffolk Junction and Beccles—a stiffish climb leads across heathland to Wickham Market Station, which is actually at Campsea Ashe, 1½ miles from the town of Wickham Market.1954 December, D. S. Barrie and B. D. J. Walsh, “Railways of East Suffolk”, in Railway Magazine, page 816
    Synonyms:
    heath

heathland meaning in Tamil

heathland in Tamil

சமநிலக் கானகம்

Synonyms of heathland

Forms of heathland

pluralheathlands

Origin of heathland

From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).

Questions about heathland

What does heathland mean?
Heathland means a tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.
What is heathland in Tamil?
Heathland in Tamil is சமநிலக் கானகம். See Heathland meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heathland?
Heathland is a noun.
What is the plural of heathland?
The plural of heathland is heathlands.

Words near heathland in the dictionary

  1. Heathfield and Waldron
  2. heathfowl
  3. heathgrass
  4. heathier
  5. heathiest
  6. heathland
  7. heathlands
  8. heathless
  9. heathlike
  10. Heathman
  11. Heathmans

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