wilderness area

wil·der·ness ar·e·a

W w

Definitions of wilderness area words

noun wilderness area a region whose natural growth is protected by legislation and whose recreational and industrial use is restricted. 1
noun wilderness area an area of public land, as of virgin forest, preserved in its natural state by prohibiting by law the construction of roads, buildings, etc. 0

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1925-30

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?