Plural of wasteland
regular plural
The plural of wasteland is wastelands.
Forms of wasteland
| Singular | wasteland /ˈweɪs(t)ˌland/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | wastelands |
| Countable | countable |
Wastelands in a sentence
- No mansmell of smoke or byre or farmstead tainted it, blowing clear across miles beyond miles of wastelands.2011, C.L. Moore, Northwest of Earth, →ISBN. From the entry unhumanity
- Yes, the water has returned, along with giant earth-eating creatures boring holes far below, linking wisdoms of wombats with wastelands of Winthers.2020, Graham Jackson, The7th Victim, page 160. From the entry wisdom
- The car did not give us a minute's trouble throughout the trip — up hill, down dale, across uncharted wastelands between super highways.1980 December 6, Nancy Walker, “Toodle-Oo, Doodle”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 20, page 12. From the entry up hill and down dale
- By the early twentieth century, however, a form of dog racing held in 'flapping tracks' was a common pastime in the wastelands near working-class areas of industrial cities.2009, Mark Clapson, The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Twentieth Century, page 332. From the entry flapping
- Near the end of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Yonghua, one of Jheng Cheng-gong’s (Koxinga) chief counselors, was stationed here, and proceeded to cultivate the wastelands and turn them into farmland.2020 November 6, “History”, in Lioujia District Office, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2022. From the entry Lioujia
Meaning of wasteland
- noun A place with no remaining resources; a desert.
- noun Any barren or uninteresting place.
- noun A devastated, uninhabitable area.
Questions about the plural of wasteland
- What is the plural of wasteland?
- The plural of wasteland is wastelands.
- Is wasteland countable?
- Wasteland is a countable noun.
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