fellfield

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noun

A type of open area on windy slopes or ridges at very high altitudes or latitudes where the climate is too cold and dry for anything but sparse, low-growing plants amid rocks and bare soil.

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Meanings

nounfellfield (countable and uncountable, plural fellfields)

plural fellfields · alternative fell-field

  1. countableuncountableA type of open area on windy slopes or ridges at very high altitudes or latitudes where the climate is too cold and dry for anything but sparse, low-growing plants amid rocks and bare soil.
  2. countableuncountableThe vegetation in such areas.

Origin

From fell + field.

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APA

fellfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fellfield

MLA

“fellfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fellfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fellfield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fellfield.

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