moorland.

Open uncultivated land, often upland and covered with heather, grasses, or other low vegetation.

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Words that belong together

• open moorland
• upland moorland

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Mist moved across the open moorland.

The wall followed a ridge through miles of moorland.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural moorlands for distinct regions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.