meadowland

[ med-oh-land ]

noun

1. an area or section of land that is a meadow or is used or kept as a meadow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of meadowland¹

First recorded in 1645–55; meadow + land

Example Sentences

The canyon of the street, widening below us, ended in a rich meadowland, dotted with villas and trees.

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It is all under corn or arable, or rich artificial meadowland.

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As we neared a ridge of meadowland, a pastoral for a Schenck took shape in the fog cloud before us.

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To their right was the village, separated from them only by one level stretch of meadowland; in the background, the hall.

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A flock of sheep and goats are pasturing on the meadowland above some cliffs which rise abruptly from the sea.

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