national forest

noun

: a usually forested area of considerable extent that is preserved by government decree from private exploitation and is harvested only under supervision

Examples of national forest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If unacceptable risks are found the team recommends appropriate and effective emergency stabilization measures to reduce the risks to national forest lands and values. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025

Use only invasive-free (weed-free) forage/hay when feeding livestock in national forests. —Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025

The determination came several days after the bodies were discovered in the national forest near the Colorado-New Mexico border. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025

It was originally designed to settle disputes over land boundaries with the forest service and private owners whose land abutted the national forest. —Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for national forest

• aorist
• deforest
• folklorist
• rainforest
• chorused
• sorest