wilderness area

noun

often capitalized W&A
: an often large tract of public land maintained essentially in its natural state and protected against introduction of intrusive artifacts (such as roads and buildings)

Examples of wilderness area in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The opening of the V-Road in the Escalante Canyons section of the monument has left the area — under consideration for higher protection as a wilderness area — marred by vandalism, trash and more human waste. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 The 23,000-acre blaze is believed to have been caused by a spark from machinery moving boulders to block access to the wilderness area. Reuters, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024 Many of the locals who have hunted those wilderness areas for decades have horses and are willing to ride them into places that will make your flatlander legs quiver. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024 Despite extreme heat and dryness, county public-works crews were moving boulders with heavy machinery to halt off-roaders from riding ATVs on wilderness areas. The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wilderness area 

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Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wilderness area was in 1928

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“Wilderness area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wilderness%20area. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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