Meaning of Woodland | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0726).
3. Land covered with woody vegetation.
   broadly, uncountable, usually
4. A hamlet in Kirkby Ireleth parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2489).
5. A low-density forest.
   broadly, uncountable, usually
6. A hamlet in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7968).
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A small town in Randolph County, Alabama.
9. A city, the county seat of Yolo County, California.
10. A small city in Talbot County, Georgia.
11. A village in Iroquois County, Illinois.
12. An unincorporated community in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
13. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
14. A census-designated place in Washington County, Maine.
15. A census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland.
16. A village and township in Barry County, Michigan.
17. A minor city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
18. A township in Wright County, Minnesota.
19. A village in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
20. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri.
21. A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.
22. A town in Northampton County, North Carolina.
23. An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
24. A census-designated place in Summit County, Utah.
25. A city in Clark County and Cowlitz County, Washington.
26. Former name of Lacey, Thurston County, Washington.
27. A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
28. An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Wisconsin.

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Examples

“Meronym: woodlot”

“Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain, / Here earth and water ſeem to ſtrive again ; / Not Chaos-like together cruſh’d and bruis’d, / But, as the world, harmoniouſly confus’d : / Where order in variety we ſee, / And where, tho’ all things differ, all agree.”

“The earth glows with the colors of 1837 civilization ; the banks of the streams are enamelled with richest grasses ; woodlands and cultivated fields are harmoniously blended ; the birds of spring find their delight in orchards and trim gardens, variegated with choicest plants from every temperate zone ; while the brilliant flowers of the tropics bloom from the windows of the green-house and the saloon.”

“Much as one appreciates the beauty of these woodlands, it was good to learn that some discreet tree-felling may open up the view still further.”

“Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia. This ceaseless industrial fueling caused the deforestation of an estimated fifty to seventy million acres of woodlands.”

“The project has been subject to vocal criticism from a few loud voices complaining about its effect on ancient woodlands. One campaigner, Chris Packham, took his case to the High Court, where he comprehensively lost in early April - not least on the grounds that Parliament had authorised the works he was complaining about. DfT's business case notes: "There are [around] 52,000 ancient woodland sites in England. Of these, a total of 43 will be affected by HS2's route between London and Crewe (Phases 1 and 2a). Over 80% of the total area of these 43 will remain intact and untouched by HS2."”

“In the factory, a colourful woodland of knitted trees points towards a collection of bookends commissioned from Scottish designers and inspired by the globetrotting travels in 1894 of Dundee Courier journalists Marie Imandt and Bessie Maxwell.”

“Near-synonym: grove”

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