farmland
/ˈfɑːmlænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɑːrmlænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfärm-ˌland/ (ame, mw)
farmland — noun
1. an area of land in the countryside that farmers use to grow crops or raise anima
an area of land in the countryside that farmers use to grow crops or raise animals for food
The village council voted to protect the surrounding farmland from new housing developments.
protect + from + [threat] — collocation for preservation
After years of drought, the farmland produced barely enough grain to feed the livestock.
Government officials inspected the farmland to check whether the soil was suitable for organic wheat.
The local farmer decided to sell part of his farmland to pay for his children's university fees.
Heavy rain turned large stretches of rich farmland into muddy fields that could not be planted.
- cropland
narrower — specifically land where crops are grown, not pasture
- arable land
more technical — land ploughed for growing crops, excludes pasture
- agricultural land
broader — includes pastures, orchards, and farm buildings, not just fields