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

Finally, in August 1996, after almost a year of occupation, the Clinton administration caved, retightening their restrictions on logging national forests. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Just outside downtown Santa Fe, near the national forest, is a Japanese-style sanctuary with private hot tub suites—each with its own cold plunge and sauna. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

In less than eight years, Pinchot and Roosevelt set aside roughly 230 million acres as national forests and other public preserves — an area bigger than the three West Coast states put together. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Fireworks are prohibited year-round in national forests. — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for national forest

• aorist
• deforest
• rainforest
• chorused
• sorest