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weald

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Editorial note

Let the Cotswolds and Kent Weald be chocolate-box nimbyland, but keep it out of places that are trying to get work done.

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Quick take

(archaic) An open country.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of weald gathered in one view.

noun

(archaic) An open country.

noun

(archaic) A forest or wood.

noun

(British) The physiographic area in south-east England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for weald.

noun

(archaic) An open country.

noun

(archaic) A forest or wood.

noun

(British) The physiographic area in south-east England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs.

Example sentences

1

Let the Cotswolds and Kent Weald be chocolate-box nimbyland, but keep it out of places that are trying to get work done.

2

Stupid people with powerful and cheap tools to weald them.

3

Roman iron production in the eastern High Weald of England may have deforested something like 500km2 over the course of three centuries and there is reason to believe that Roman-period iron production in this area stopped because of scarcity of fuel, rather than ore.

4

If an EMP or solar flare destroys the power grid, I don't think there's much I can do; even if I bought some farmland and some oxen to pull a plough without needing to maintain a tractor, my total experience of blacksmithing consists of making some hoops on an activity day at the Weald & Downland Living Museum some time around 1993 when I was about 10.

5

The name probably means something like "weald in (or by) the dale".

6

To the south is the Weald, which would then have been a massive forest stretching almost down to the south coast and the English Channel.

Quote examples

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The name probably means something like "weald in (or by) the dale".

Proper noun examples

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To the south is the Weald, which would then have been a massive forest stretching almost down to the south coast and the English Channel.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use weald in a sentence?

Let the Cotswolds and Kent Weald be chocolate-box nimbyland, but keep it out of places that are trying to get work done.

What does weald mean?

(archaic) An open country.

What part of speech is weald?

weald is commonly used as noun.