pastureland
Where cattle graze
Pastureland is land used for grazing livestock—cattle, sheep, horses.
The term emphasizes the land's function rather than its natural state: The ranch converted cropland to pastureland.
Unlike rangeland, which suggests wild or unimproved terrain, pastureland often implies managed grass maintained for animal feed.
Grassy field for grazing
- rangeExtent of variation
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- forageSeek food actively
herbage · rangeland · steppe · savanna · browsing · grazers · herbivores · cud
Grazing animals together
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
dairy · beef · wool · cowherd · shepherd · rancher · stockman · bovine
Area of specialty
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- headlandCoastal land jutting seaward
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
acreage · hectares · fencing · hedgerow · gate · trough · windbreak · shelter
Able to reproduce abundantly
- loamyRich in humus
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- verdantLush with plants
- lushRichly abundant in growth
nutrient-rich · alluvial · topsoil · fallow · friable · drainage · sod · turf
Turning on an axis
- husbandryFarm management practice
- tillableAble to be farmed
- cultivableAble to be tilled
- reseedingPlanting again over ground
mowing · fertilizing · liming · irrigation · conservation · restoration · rewilding · set-aside
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
forage · herbage · rangeland · steppe · savanna · browsing · grazers · herbivores · cud · alfalfa
herd
Grazing animals together
horses · dairy · beef · wool · cowherd · shepherd · rancher · stockman · bovine · ovine
field
Area of specialty
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- headlandCoastal land jutting seaward
enclosure · acreage · hectares · fencing · hedgerow · gate · trough · windbreak · shelter · commons
fertile
Able to reproduce abundantly
lush · nutrient-rich · alluvial · topsoil · fallow · friable · drainage · sod · turf · groundcover
rotation
Turning on an axis
- husbandryFarm management practice
- tillableAble to be farmed
- cultivableAble to be tilled
reseeding · mowing · fertilizing · liming · irrigation · conservation · restoration · rewilding · set-aside · agronomy
pasturelandcropland
Land for growing produce
arable land · farmland · orchard · vineyard · orchards
pasturelandbuilt-up area
Densely developed zone
industrial zone · commercial district · city · metropolis · suburban sprawl
pasturelandforest
Tree-dense ecosystem
woodland · timberland · dense forest · desert · wasteland