scrubland

noun

scrub·​land ˈskrəb-ˌland How to pronounce scrubland (audio)
Synonyms of scrublandnext
: land covered with scrub

Examples of scrubland in a Sentence

a large area of scrubland the scrublands of the American West
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With all that growth, new development has expanded farther and farther into the fire-prone scrubland surrounding the Sierra Nevada foothills city just across the California border. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 When Richardson opened Elite Sports Performance, there was little like it in the Rio Grande Valley, a string of rapidly growing border cities isolated from the rest of Texas by miles of scrubland. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026 The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Much of the area burned in Gironde is made up of pine forests and scrubland, which grew uncontrollably this year under successive heat waves. — CBS News, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for scrubland

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scrubland was in 1779

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“Scrubland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrubland. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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scrubland

noun
scrub·​land ˈskrəb-ˌland How to pronounce scrubland (audio)
: land covered with scrub

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