wilderness

wil*der*ness

noun

{bc}a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings

{bc}an area essentially undisturbed by human activity together with its naturally developed life community

wilderness area

noun

{bc}an often large tract of public land maintained essentially in its natural state and protected against introduction of intrusive artifacts (such as roads and buildings)

Wilderness Road

geographical name

trail from southwestern Virginia to central Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap that was blazed to the site of Boonesborough by Daniel Boone in 1775 and later extended to the falls of the Ohio River at Louisville