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forestland

noun

ˈfȯr-əst-ˌland

Definition of forestland

as in forest

a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area the region's vanishing forestland

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Recent Examples of forestland The Forest Service administers another 5,500 grazing permits on 77 million acres of federal forestland. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026 He was arrested for unlawfully and recklessly causing a fire to forestland. — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 24 May 2026 While the press office did not specifically address how the executive order may affect current rebuilding policies, Gallegos said that more than half of California's forests are federally managed, with the state managing only about 3% of forestland. — James Ward, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026 Other forestland simply failed to regenerate because longleaf requires both good seed years and carefully timed burning to establish new generations of seedlings. — Andrea De Stefano, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forestland

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forest

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Set in a courtyard deep within the forest, Oaken and his family will invite guests to dine together while enjoying the musical stylings of his cousins.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
In contrast to the busy and sometimes urbanized pilgrimage routes of Europe, or the crowded processions of the Hajj, the ancient path runs mostly through quiet forests.

— Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

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