| wilderness | (n) (politics) a state of disfavor, Example: he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness |
| wilderness | (n) a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War |
| wilderness | (n) a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition, Syn. wild, Example: it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers |
| wilderness | (n) a bewildering profusion, Example: the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups; a wilderness of masts in the harbor |
| wilderness campaign | (n) American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses |
| Wilderness | n. [ OE. wildernesse, wilderne, probably from AS. wildor a wild beast; cf. D. wildernis wilderness. See Wilder, v. t. ] [ 1913 Webster ] The wat'ry wilderness yields no supply. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ] These paths and bowers doubt not but our joint hands. |
| Wildern { n }; Wilderei { f } | poaching [Add to Longdo] |
| wildern; unerlaubt fangen; ohne Berechtigung jagen | to poach [Add to Longdo] |