public land

noun

: land owned by a government

specifically : that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws

Examples of public land in a Sentence

the management of public lands The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.

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Elsewhere on public lands, the longstanding conflict between cattle and native tule elk at Northern California’s Point Reyes National Seashore is (mostly) coming to an end. —

Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Burgum will likely face questions from senators about privatizing public land for drilling. —

Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025 At the same time, Mr. Burgum described himself as someone who cares about public lands. —

Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Just north of the park is a region called Yellowstone Country, which includes five beautiful Montana counties, vast public lands, and plenty of lakes and rivers. —

Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for public land