wilderness area
noun
often capitalized W&A
: an often large tract of public land maintained essentially in its natural state and protected against introduction of intrusive artifacts (such as roads and buildings)
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The opening of the V-Road in the Escalante Canyons section of the monument has left the area — under consideration for higher protection as a wilderness area — marred by vandalism, trash and more human waste.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
The 23,000-acre blaze is believed to have been caused by a spark from machinery moving boulders to block access to the wilderness area.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
Many of the locals who have hunted those wilderness areas for decades have horses and are willing to ride them into places that will make your flatlander legs quiver.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Despite extreme heat and dryness, county public-works crews were moving boulders with heavy machinery to halt off-roaders from riding ATVs on wilderness areas.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
The 23,000-acre blaze is believed to have been caused by a spark from machinery moving boulders to block access to the wilderness area.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
Many of the locals who have hunted those wilderness areas for decades have horses and are willing to ride them into places that will make your flatlander legs quiver.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Despite extreme heat and dryness, county public-works crews were moving boulders with heavy machinery to halt off-roaders from riding ATVs on wilderness areas.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wilderness area
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“Wilderness area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wilderness%20area. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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