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

The 2001 rule protecting 58 million acres of national forests from road building and logging was supported by both political parties, and is needed to protect sensitive wildlife and maintain clean drinking water, argues an op-ed published in the Hill. —Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026

The rule prohibits road construction and timber harvesting on nearly 45 million acres of national forest lands, including those in northern Wisconsin. —Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026

While the falls sit within a national forest, no permits are required and parking is free. —Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026

Hiking trails meander into the national forest and there are sledding hills nearby. —Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for national forest

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