nature reserve
English
Noun
nature reserve (plural nature reserves)
- An area of land managed to conserve wildlife or plant habitat or other natural features.
- 1980, Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 378:
- The whole area is a network of nature reserves among estuaries and marshes, and a paradise for a moocher like me.
Synonyms
- bioreserve
- nature preserve
- natural reserve
- reservation
- natural preserve
- wildlife reserve
- wildlife sanctuary
- protected area
Translations
area managed to conserve natural features
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References
- “nature-reserve”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.