English Explanatory Dictionary

moorland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.
name
  1. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-moorland.wav

Word forms

moorland moorlands

Etymology

From Middle English morelond, equivalent to moor + land. Compare Old Norse mýrlendi (“moorland”).

Synonyms

moor

Derived words

moorlander Staffordshire Moorlands
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