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moorlands

moorlands is the plural of moorland.

Meaning of moorland

Noun

moorland (countable and uncountable, plural moorlands)

  1. Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.
    • The completely-industrialised outskirts of Newcastle gradually give place to rural surroundings, and the Tyne becomes a moorland river with a boulder-strewn bed.1955 September, H. A. Vallance, “The Border Counties Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 593
    Synonyms:
    moor

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Phrases with moorlands

Questions about moorlands

What is moorlands the plural of?
Moorlands is the plural of moorland.

Words near moorlands in the dictionary

  1. Moorishness
  2. moorit
  3. moorland
  4. moorlander
  5. moorlanders
  6. moorlands
  7. Moorleah
  8. moorlog
  9. moorlogs
  10. moorman
  11. Moormans

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