forestland

noun

for·​est·​land ˈfȯr-əst-ˌland How to pronounce forestland (audio)
ˈfär-
: land covered with forest or reserved for the growth of forests

Examples of forestland in a Sentence

the region's vanishing forestland
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Also on Oahu, environmental advocates say Army live-fire training in Makua Valley sparked wildfires and destroyed native forestland and sacred cultural sites. Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025 Since then more than 25% of the continent’s forestland has disappeared. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 3 July 2025 Out here, the wind scrapes clean and the sun doesn’t blink, etching permanence into everything from the fence posts and stone chimneys to the endless forestland and Elk Mountain peaks that flank the ranch’s 500 acres. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025 In 2021, Newsom created a wildfire and forest resilience task force, which recommended the state and federal governments manage flammable overgrowth on 1 million acres of the 33 million acres of forestlands in California every year. Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for forestland

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of forestland was in 1649

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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestland. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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