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moorburn

moorburn noun: the controlled burning of moorland vegetation to encourage new growth (either heather or grassland) for the management of moorland game and wildlife or for improving the grazing potential.

Noun

moorburn (plural moorburns)

  1. The controlled burning of moorland vegetation to encourage new growth (either heather or grassland) for the management of moorland game and wildlife or for improving the grazing potential.

Forms of moorburn

pluralmoorburns

Origin of moorburn

From moor + burn.

Questions about moorburn

What does moorburn mean?
Moorburn means the controlled burning of moorland vegetation to encourage new growth (either heather or grassland) for the management of moorland game and wildlife or for improving the grazing potential.
What part of speech is moorburn?
Moorburn is a noun.
What is the plural of moorburn?
The plural of moorburn is moorburns.

Words near moorburn in the dictionary

  1. Moorbel
  2. moorberries
  3. moorberry
  4. moorbird
  5. moorbirds
  6. moorburn
  7. moorburning
  8. moorburns
  9. moorchat
  10. moorchats
  11. moorcock

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