meadow

• Terrain couvert d'herbe, souvent près d'un cours d'eau ou en zone non cultivée, servant à la pâture ou à la fauche pour le fourrage.

A field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay.

1. Hay fieldA2formal

   A field where grass or alfalfa is grown and later cut and dried to be used as animal feed.

   champ de foin

   • The farmer mowed the meadow to make hay for winter.
   • They planted alfalfa in the meadow to feed the cattle.
   • In autumn, the meadow is full of dried grass ready for baling.
   • We walked through the meadow where the hay was stacked.

   Synonymeslealey

2. GrasslandA2formal

   An area of low-lying, open land covered with grass and wildflowers, often situated near a river or stream.

   pré humide

   • The children played in the meadow behind the house.
   • Wildflowers bloom in the meadow during spring.
   • Deer often graze in the meadow at dusk.
   • We had a picnic by the river in a beautiful green meadow.

   Synonymesfieldgrasslandgreenswardleapasture