cropland
noun
crop·land
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Definition of cropland
: land that is suited to or used for crops
Examples of cropland in a Sentence
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The Brahmaputra has swamped 2,168 villages and 51,752 hectares of cropland, around 70% of the Kaziranga National Park and its 95 camps are also submerged. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "At least 350 have already died in India’s monsoon floods this year—and it is not over yet," 19 Aug. 2019 Get our daily newsletter The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), a think-tank, estimates that this could result in as much as 15% of the valley’s 5.2m acres of irrigated cropland lying fallow. — The Economist, "Caps on groundwater use create a new market in California," 17 Aug. 2019 One study found that in grasslands, shrublands and cropland worldwide where forests were created, streams shrank by 52% and 13% of all streams dried up completely for at least a year. — Caroline Lehmann, Quartz Africa, "When tree planting actually damages ecosystems," 28 July 2019 And nearly every year, the rains come with a fury that destroys public infrastructure and croplands, displaces millions of residents and, in extreme cases, has a huge human toll. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "In photos: Assam, Bihar, and Mumbai reel under the fury of the great Indian monsoon," 18 July 2019 Gordon says Monday’s declaration will enable the state to deploy workers and equipment to try to solve the problem that has left more than 150 square miles of cropland without irrigation water at the peak of summer. — USA TODAY, "Leaping frogs, spiny lobsters, hostile roosters: News from around our 50 states," 26 July 2019 Highway 99 races through almond groves and oil fields here, then bends north toward Fresno and the flat croplands of the Central Valley. — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, "Bakersfield, once the butt of jokes, is booming. So are many other inland California cities.," 19 July 2019 Across the border area, over a million hectares of cropland (2,471,054 acres) has been submerged, roads and homes have been damaged, livestock has been swept away and killed, and entire wildlife sanctuaries have been cut off. — Jessie Yeung, CNN, "More than 100 dead and 6 million affected by flooding across South Asia," 16 July 2019 On top of this, about a third of all cropland is used to grow crops to feed livestock. — CBS News, "Where's the beef? Hamburger patties made from plants," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cropland.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cropland
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cropland
: land on which crops are grown
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