farmland

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farmland

A farmer drives a tractor across the vast farmland.

Definition

Noun: 1. Land used for growing crops or raising livestock: This is the primary meaning. "Farmland" refers to an area of land, especially in the countryside, that is dedicated to agricultural purposes such as cultivating crops (like wheat or corn) or pasturing animals. 2. A rural area characterized by agricultural activity: "Farmland" can also describe a region or expanse of countryside where farming is the predominant practice.

Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The family owns hundreds of acres of fertile farmland. (This describes the land itself used for agriculture.)
    • We drove for miles through flat, open farmland. (This describes a rural area dominated by farms.)
    • Protecting valuable farmland from urban development is a key issue. (This refers to land with agricultural value.)
Advanced Usage
  • "prime/priceless/valuable farmland": Used to emphasize the high quality or importance of the agricultural land.
    • The valley contains some of the state's most prime farmland.
  • "to convert/preserve farmland": Common collocations discussing changes in land use or conservation efforts.
    • The new policy aims to preserve existing farmland.
Variants and Related Words
  • Farm (n): The specific piece of land, with its buildings, used for growing crops and raising animals.
    • They live on a dairy farm.
  • Farm (v): To use land for growing crops or raising animals.
    • His family has farmed this land for generations.
  • Farming (n): The activity or business of operating a farm.
    • Modern farming requires significant investment.
  • Farmhouse (n): The main house on a farm.
  • Farmhand (n): A worker employed on a farm.
Synonyms
  • Agricultural land: A more formal term for land used for farming.
  • Arable land: Land suitable for growing crops (a more specific type of farmland).
  • Cropland: Land used for growing crops.
  • Pasture/Grazing land: Land used for animals to feed on grass.
  • The land: Used in agricultural contexts (e.g., "working the land").
Related Phrases
  • "Tract of farmland": A specific, often large, area of farmland.
    • They purchased a 50-acre tract of farmland.
  • "Farmland conservation": The protection of agricultural land from non-agricultural uses.
farmland

A farmer drives a tractor across the vast farmland.

Noun
  1. arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
  2. a rural area where farming is practiced

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