landscape

landscape
[[t]læ̱ndskeɪp[/t]]
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landscapes, landscaping, landscaped
1) N-VAR: oft supp N The landscape is everything you can see when you look across an area of land, including hills, rivers, buildings, trees, and plants.

...Arizona's desert landscape...

We moved to Northamptonshire and a new landscape of hedges and fields.

2) N-COUNT: with supp A landscape is all the features that are important in a particular situation.

June's events completely altered the political landscape.

...a landscape of unparalleled ignorance.

3) N-COUNT A landscape is a painting which shows a scene in the countryside.
4) VERB If an area of land is landscaped, it is changed to make it more attractive, for example by adding streams or ponds and planting trees and bushes.

[be V-ed] The gravel pits have been landscaped and planted to make them attractive to wildfowl...

[V n with n] They had landscaped their property with trees, shrubs, and lawns.

[V-ed] ...a smart suburb of landscaped gardens and wide streets. [Also V n]

Derived words:
landscaping N-UNCOUNT

The landowner insisted on a high standard of landscaping.


English dictionary. 2008.

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