grazing land

grazing land
noun
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
Syn: ↑pasture, ↑pastureland, ↑lea, ↑ley
Derivationally related forms: ↑pasture (for: ↑pasture)
Hypernyms: ↑grassland
Hyponyms: ↑commons, ↑common land, ↑cow pasture
Part Holonyms: ↑country, ↑rural area

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grazing land,
land suitable for the grazing of livestock.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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