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Definition of Farmland
1. Noun. A rural area where farming is practiced.
2. Noun. Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops.
Specialized synonyms: Fallow
Generic synonyms: Ground, Land, Soil
Derivative terms: Till
Definition of Farmland
1. Noun. Land which is suitable for farming and agricultural production. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Farmland
1. cultivated land [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Farmland
Literary usage of Farmland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Time to Act: A Report of the USDA National Commission on Small Farms edited by Harold L. Volkmer (1998)
"Small farms have a role in preserving some of the farmland that's rapidly
disappearing. ... farmland preservation Land continues to be developed for ..."
2. Canada Year Book by Statistics Canada (1908)
"farmland leased acres. Kent of land and buildings.. $ Cost of rent per acre u
British Columbia. farmland leased acres. Kent of land and buildings. ..."
3. Reports of Cases in the Supreme Court of Nebraska by Nebraska Supreme Court (1904)
"farmland Security Co., 58 Neb., 604, 79 NW Rep., 161. If we should treat this
case as one in which no motion for a new trial was filed in the court below ..."
4. Taxation and Social Security in Agriculture by Berkeley Hill (2005)
"Valuation of farmland located in urban or peripheral zones may be determined, on
the other hand, according to the observed price of residential land nearby. ..."