fireland
noun
- burned-over land
Wiktionary
name
Etymology: From fire + -land, calque of Spanish Tierra del Fuego (literally “Land of Fire”).
- Synonym of Tierra del Fuego.
noun
Etymology: From fire + land.
- Land that is characterized by, or has been degraded by, fires.
“The use of annual burning to manage pasture for cattle grazing in these areas further perpetuates a fireland degraded environment (Styger et al. 2007).”