bushveld

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bush +‎ veld, partial calque of Afrikaans bosveld.

Noun

bushveld (plural bushvelds)

  1. (South Africa) A terrain characterized by thick scrubby trees and dense thickets of bush, interspersed with grassy groundcover.
    • 2021, Peter Cavanagh, “1. Eagles”, in 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 28:
      When I first arrived at the site, the pair of Bateleur eagles were sitting quietly watching life unfold on the bushveld beneath them.
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