C1nounnatureenvironment
US/ˈpæs.tʃər/
UK/ˈpɑː.stʃə/
land covered with grass where farm animals such as cows and sheep feed
In context
The cows spend the summer on the high pasture above the village.
Overgrazing has turned much of the pasture into bare, dusty ground.
Farmers are clearing forest to make new pasture for their cattle.
Words that go with pasture
verb + preposition
- graze on pastureSheep graze on pasture for most of the year.
- turn out to pastureThe horses were turned out to pasture in May.
adjective + noun
- lush pastureThe valley is full of lush pasture.
noun + noun
- pasture landMost of the pasture land here belongs to the village cooperative.
- grazing pastureGrazing pasture is scarce in dry years.