ploughland
4 synonyms for ploughland, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Land that is ploughed, or that is meant to be ploughed.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English plowelond, plouȝ-lond, plow-land, made up of plough and land. Compare German Pflugland and Old Norse plógsland (“ploughland”).
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