- moorland
- moor|land [ `mur,lænd, `murlənd ] noun uncount MAINLY BRITISHa large area of high land covered with grass, bushes, and HEATHER. This can also be called moorlands.
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Moorland — Moorland, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 197 Housing Units (2000): 83 Land area (2000): 0.999558 sq. miles (2.588842 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.999558 sq. miles (2.588842 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Moorland — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Moorland (Iowa) Moorland (Kentucky) Moorland Township (Muskegon County, Michigan) Siehe auch Mooreland Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Un … Deutsch Wikipedia
Moorland, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 197 Housing Units (2000): 83 Land area (2000): 0.999558 sq. miles (2.588842 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.999558 sq. miles (2.588842 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Moorland, KY — U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 464 Housing Units (2000): 213 Land area (2000): 0.096058 sq. miles (0.248788 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.096058 sq. miles (0.248788 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Moorland — Moor land, n. [AS. m[=o]rland.] Land consisting of a moor or moors. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moorland — (n.) O.E. morlond; see MOOR (Cf. moor) (n.) + LAND (Cf. land) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
moorland — [moor′land΄] n. Brit. MOOR1 … English World dictionary
Moorland — For other uses, see Moorland (disambiguation). Extensive moorland in the Desert of Wales Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low growing… … Wikipedia
moorland — moor|land [ˈmuələnd US ˈmur ] n [U] also moorlands [plural] especially BrE wild open countryside covered with rough grass and low bushes ▪ large areas of open moorland >moorland adj ▪ a bleak moorland road … Dictionary of contemporary English
moorland — [[t]mʊ͟ə(r)lænd[/t]] moorlands N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Moorland is land which consists of moors. ...rugged Yorkshire moorland … English dictionary
moorland — also moorlands noun (U) especially BrE wild open countryside covered with rough grass and low bushes moorland adjective: a moorland cottage … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
