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rangeland

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range·land  (rnjlnd, -lnd)
n.
An expanse of land suitable for livestock to wander and graze on.
rangeland [ˈrɛɪndʒˌlænd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (often plural) land that naturally produces forage plants suitable for grazing but where rainfall is too low or erratic for growing crops
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Noun1.rangeland - land suitable for grazing livestockrangeland - land suitable for grazing livestock
land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
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rangeland
n (US) → offenes Weideland
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