forestland

noun

for·​est·​land ˈfȯr-əst-ˌland 

ˈfär-

: land covered with forest or reserved for the growth of forests

Synonyms of forestland

• forest

Examples of forestland in a Sentence

the region's vanishing forestland

Recent Examples on the Web

Great Mountain Forest encompasses more than 6,000 acres of contiguous forestland in the towns of Norfolk and Canaan. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

National forestland currently encompasses around 193 million acres. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Video from the region showed homes and vehicles burned, and huge swaths of forestland blackened. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Two of the eight summits, on community and forestland, do not yet have assigned dates or locations. — Lizzie Kane june 29, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above