moorland

Betekenis (Engels)

Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.

Sinonieme

moor

heathland

heath

wasteland

hill

moors

plateau

steppe

upland

highmoor

badlands

upland moor

downs

eminence

highland

Vertalings

lande

landa

Heidemoor

Heide

brughiera

charneca

bozkır

bruyère

terreno cenagoso

páramo

brejos

heide

brezal

steppe

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: morelond

Verwante met Old Norse: mýrlendi

In summary

From Middle English morelond, equivalent to moor + land. Compare Old Norse mýrlendi (“moorland”).