Meanings
plural hunting grounds · alternative haunting grounds
- An area used for hunting.
- figurativelyA place in which individuals are able to obtain the items or information they seek.
Yes, it was my hunting ground, and it was solid happy. Course, my home wasn't exactly in Harlem […]
1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Tell a Green Man Something”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 3 (1928–1935: The Big Apple), page 209 - figurativelySynonym of stamping ground (“a place habitually frequented”).
In January 1901 he fought Jerry Driscoll back on his old hunting ground of Gateshead in the North East.
2023, Jeff Jones, Stars and Scars: The Story of Jewish Boxing in LondonSynonyms: stamping ground
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of stamping ground (“a place habitually frequented”).
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 圍場 /围场
- 圍場 /围场 (wéichǎng)area for hunting
Czech loviště
- lovištěarea for hunting
Danish jagtmark, jagtområde
- jagtmarkarea for hunting
- jagtområdearea for hunting
Dutch jachtgebied, jachtveld
- jachtgebiedarea for hunting
- jachtveldarea for hunting
Esperanto ĉasejo
- ĉasejoarea for hunting
Finnish metsästysmaa, metsästysalue
- metsästysmaaarea for hunting
- metsästysaluearea for hunting
- metsästysmaaplace to find what one is looking for
French terrain de chasse
- terrain de chassearea for hunting
German Jagdgrund, Jagdgebiet
- Jagdgrundarea for hunting
- Jagdgebietarea for hunting
- Jagdrevierarea for hunting
- Jagdbezirkarea for hunting
- Jagdgrundplace to find what one is looking for
Hungarian vadászmező
- vadászmezőarea for hunting
Icelandic veiðilendur
- veiðilendurarea for hunting
Italian terreno di caccia
- terreno di cacciaarea for hunting
Persian بشگرد
- بشگرد (bešgard)area for hunting
Polish łowisko, łowisko
- łowiskoarea for hunting
- łowiskoplace to find what one is looking for
Russian охо́тничье уго́дье
- охо́тничье уго́дье (oxótničʹje ugódʹje)area for hunting
Spanish coto de caza, cazadero
- coto de cazaarea for hunting
- cazaderoarea for hunting
- caladeroplace to find what one is looking for
Swedish jaktmark, jaktmark
- jaktmarkarea for hunting
- jaktmarkplace to find what one is looking for
Cite this entry
hunting ground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunting%20ground
“hunting ground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunting%20ground. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hunting ground,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunting%20ground.
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