moorland

Noun

Meaning

Land consisting of a moor or moors.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

moor bush highland marsh heath champaign fen butte heather prairie cheviot basin plateau dune meadow
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Antonyms

highland mountain meadow upland city peak
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Hypernyms

champaign field plain

Phrases with the word

moorland francolin high moorland fibrous moorland

Anagrams

Moroland Romoland

Examples

Apart from these areas of high moorland the county has attractive rolling rural scenery and villages with thatched cob cottages. Source: Internet

Early on a rainy 16 April, the well rested Government army struck camp and at about 05:00 set off towards the moorland around Culloden and Drummossie. Source: Internet

In the previous year he began making notes about his rambles, without, however, any systematic arrangement; after his marriage he seems to have become more methodical, and to have decided to write a book descriptive of the moorland district. Source: Internet

So zigzag up the southern cliff before taking the faint coast path and then crossing bumpy, boggy peat moorland back to the main track (ramblers.org.uk). Source: Internet

Roberts (2002), p. 168. At about 11:00 the two armies were within sight of one another with about convert of open moorland between them. Source: Internet

Both ridges support a rather bare moorland landscape. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Moorish Scientist moorishly Moorishness moorland francolin moorlander moorlog