Definition of "pastureland" [pas•ture•land]

• Land suitable for grazing. (noun)

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• "The shepherd stands on a hill and looks out over the pastureland, which is full of sheep and goats and cows."
• "Local authorities appear to have quelled the protests, which erupted last week after a Mongolian herder was killed by a coal truck driven by a member of China's dominant Han ethnic group as a group of herders sought to block a convoy from crossing pastureland."
• "The crisp green lettuce, cucumbers, and squash were memories of lost pastureland."