Weald (Noun)
Meaning
An area of open or forested country.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The Weald of Kent is a beautiful area of rolling hills and woodland in southeastern England.
- The forest was once a dense and impenetrable weald, but centuries of logging had opened it up to settlement.
- The weald stretched as far as the eye could see, a seemingly endless expanse of trees and heath.
- In medieval times, the weald was a place of mystery and danger, home to outlaws and wild beasts.
- The weald was ablaze with color in the autumn, as the leaves turned golden and crimson.