bushland

noun

bush·land ˈbu̇sh-ˌland

: bush entry 1 sense 2

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Police in Australia have apologized after the family of an 18-year-old hiker missing in dense bushland for eight days was mistakenly informed that she had been found alive. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 By Saturday night, pig hunters found what police believe is Armstrong’s body in steep bushland, according to the outlet. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Kormákur takes full advantage of the country’s dramatic landscapes and dense bushlands, the latter making ideal terrain for Sasha’s initial flight, a pulse-racing sequence that has her sprinting through the trees like a blur. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 Desmond Freeman fled into dense bushland in August last year after shooting and killing two police officers who came to search his rural home in Victoria state. — CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bushland

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1799, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bushland was in 1799

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