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/moor"leuhnd, -land'/, n. Chiefly Brit.an area of moors, esp. country abounding in heather.[bef. 950; ME more lond, OE morlond. See MOOR1, -LAND]
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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
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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
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moorland — [moor′land΄] n. Brit. MOOR1 … English World dictionary
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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
