Moorland
[moo r-luh nd, -land] /ˈmʊər lənd, -ˌlænd/
noun, Chiefly British.
1.
an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.
/ˈmʊələnd; ˈmɔː-/
noun
1.
(Brit) an area of moor
n.
Old English morlond; see moor (n.) + land (n.).
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