Landscape ˈlændskeɪp Area Woods Fields Typical English Political

• the bleak/rugged/dramatic, etc. landscape of the area
• the woods and fields that are typical features of the english landscape
• an urban/industrial landscape
• we can expect changes in the political landscape.

landscape

1. everything you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country
• the bleak/rugged/dramatic, etc. landscape of the area
• the woods and fields that are typical features of the English landscape
• an urban/industrial landscape
• We can expect changes in the political landscape.
• She lives in the country.
• an area of wooded country
• This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.
• a little village in the French countryside.
• The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain.
• Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities.
• We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery.
2. a painting of a view of the countryside; this style of painting
• compare townscape
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/townscape
• an artist famous for his landscapes
• She specializes in landscapes.
3. the way of printing a document in which the top of the page is one of the longer sides
• compare portrait
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/portrait_1
• Select the landscape option when printing the file.
4. an object, especially an ugly building, that spoils the beauty of a place

Extra Examples

• Rocks of all sizes dotted the landscape.
• The political landscape of the country has changed since unemployment rose.
• The power station dominates the landscape.
• Their songs altered the landscape of popular music.
• We need to adapt more rapidly to the changing economic landscape overseas.
• an urban landscape of factories and skyscrapers
• the dramatic landscape of the desert
• the need to conserve the rural landscape
• The mountains dominate the landscape.
• The power station is a blot on the landscape.
• This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.

Word Origin

• late 16th cent. (denoting a picture of scenery): from Middle Dutch lantscap, from land ‘land’ + scap (equivalent of -ship).