wilderness

  • 121Wilderness — /wil deuhr nis/, n. a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee. * * * …

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  • 122wilderness — noun /ˈwɪl.də.nɪs,ˈwɪl.dəɻ.nəs/ An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land left in its natural state …

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  • 123wilderness —   areas of land that have never experienced any meaningful human activity …

    Geography glossary

  • 124WILDERNESS —    a district covered with brushwood in Virginia, U.S., the scene of a two days terrible conflict between the Federals and the Confederates on the 5th and 6th May 1864 …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 125wilderness — sb. == a desolate place. RG. 15 …

    Oldest English Words

  • 126wilderness — wil·der·ness || wɪldÉ™(r)nɪs n. wastelands; forest; desert; range; back country; uninhabited region; garden for wild growth; wild or disordered state, jumble, confusing multitude …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 127wilderness — n. Wild, desert, waste …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 128wilderness — n 1. wasteland, waste, wild or wilds, desert, tundra, barrens, no man s land; emptiness, vastness, expanse. 2. forest, woods, woodland, timberland; unexplored or uncharted territory; undeveloped land. 3. bewilderment, maze, labyrinth, confusion;… …

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