Definition of "inholding" []

• A privately owned parcel of land within the boundaries of a federal preserve, especially within a national park or national seashore. (noun)

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• "A 0. 86-acre inholding with a modest house, for example, listed for $1.9 million in 2007."
• "But whether an inholding is large or small, its sale or development can threaten public access for recreation and the integrity of a park's wildlife habitat, and complicate the management of natural resources and recreation."
• "A small private inholding, subsequently purchased by the Reserve, was logged in 1992."