Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Land suitable for grazing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Land appropriated to pasture.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock; pasture.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun land used for
grazing animals
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
Etymologies
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Examples
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The shepherd stands on a hill and looks out over the pastureland, which is full of sheep and goats and cows.
None so Blind Haldeman, Joe 1995
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The shepherd stands on a hill and looks out over the pastureland, which is full of sheep and goats and cows.
None So Blind Haldeman, Joe 1994
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Intending to raise the baby himself, but not possessing of the means to do so, the shepherd gives it to a fellow shepherd from a distant land, who spends the summers sharing pastureland with his flocks.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Intending to raise the baby himself, but not possessing of the means to do so, the shepherd gives it to a fellow shepherd from a distant land, who spends the summers sharing pastureland with his flocks.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Landowners along the river said they were unsure what steps to take with damaged pastureland, but there were fewer complaints about Exxon Mobil's response to the spill than a similar meeting last week.
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Authorities are also struggling with continuing ethnic tensions, illustrated last month when hundreds of Mongolian students protested in the northern region of Inner Mongolia after a truck driver from the ethnic Han Chinese majority run over and killed a Mongolian herder trying to stop coal convoys crossing pastureland.
Chinese Bomb Blast Adds to Unrest Jeremy Page 2011
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The crisp green lettuce, cucumbers, and squash were memories of lost pastureland.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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May : Thousands of Mongolian herders protest after a Chinese truck driver runs over and kills a Mongolian herder trying to protect pastureland.
Land Dispute in China Town Sparks Revolt Jeremy Page 2011
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Local authorities appear to have quelled the protests, which erupted last week after a Mongolian herder was killed by a coal truck driven by a member of China's dominant Han ethnic group as a group of herders sought to block a convoy from crossing pastureland.
China Says Foreigners Fuel Unrest in Mongolia Brian Spegele 2011
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Authorities are also struggling with continuing ethnic tensions, illustrated last month when hundreds of Mongolian students protested in the northern region of Inner Mongolia after a truck driver from the ethnic Han Chinese majority run over and killed a Mongolian herder trying to stop coal convoys crossing pastureland.
Chinese Bomb Blast Adds to Unrest Jeremy Page 2011
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