forestlands

noun

plural of forestland
as in forests
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area the region's vanishing forestland

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Recent Examples of forestlands It was intended to protect tens of millions of acres of national forestlands without roads from further development. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 About 21% of California’s national forestlands are protected. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forestlands
  1. forests
  2. woods
Noun
  • Lakes, mountains, forests and the endless islands are all within a few hours of Gothenburg so even without a car everything is accessible using the excellent trains, buses and ferries.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Amid changing forests, a blind Polish linguist searches for sounds that might heal what human language cannot.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of forests
Noun
  • Aerial footage on Sunday showed a bomb disposal robot roaming between the vans in woods near the base.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Certain that Kaczynski is the man responsible for a string of bombings that killed three people and injured 23 others, Miller secretly travels to his isolated cabin in the Montana woods.
    — Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of woods

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“Forestlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forestlands. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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