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

Wildfires in a Utah national forest spawned massive spinning towers of smoke, prompting evacuations in a nearby town. — Gina Park, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

And then so much of our economy is dependent on natural resources associated with the national forest. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026

Smith Fork Ranch, a historic dude ranch sitting in the middle of a million acres of national forest in Colorado, raises the bar with its buyout-only concept. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

One of the two men accused of zip-tying and holding hostage two national forest employees last week had a violent criminal charge dismissed because of overcrowding in the state’s mental health facilities, a Washington prosecutor said. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for national forest

• aorist
• deforest
• rainforest
• chorused
• sorest