common land

• Terrain appartenant à une communauté ou ouvert à l'usage collectif, souvent utilisé pour le pâturage, les loisirs ou la collecte de ressources, et historiquement lié à des droits d'usage traditionnels partagés.

An area of land that is owned collectively by a community or by the public, often used for grazing animals, recreation, or gathering resources, and historically associated with traditional rights of common use.

1. Shared landB2formalbritish

   An area of land that is owned collectively by a community or by the public, often used for grazing animals or recreation.

   terre commune

   • The villagers have the right to graze their sheep on the common land.
   • Common land is often protected by local laws.
   • They walked across the common land to reach the old church.