heathland en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.
Beyond the latter station—reached after traversing the only level mile of track between East Suffolk Junction and Beccles—a stiffish climb leads across heathland to Wickham Market Station, which is actually at Campsea Ashe, 1½ miles from the town of Wickham Market.
1954 December, D. S. Barrie and B. D. J. Walsh, “Railways of East Suffolk”, in Railway Magazine, page 816:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heathlands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (16)
nl dopheide (heathland) · sk vresovisko (heathland) · nds-de Heidloo (heathland) · is heiði (heathland) · gl uzal (heathland) · nl heide (heathland) · pl wrzosowisko (heathland) · de Heideland (heathland) · gl uceira (heathland) · sv hedmark (heathland) · nds-de Heidland (heathland) · vo brüyäralän (heathland) · cmn 石楠荒原 (heathland) · cs vřesoviště (heathland) · gl ucedo (heathland) · fi nummi (heathland)