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
  • Beyond housing, the Bond Commission on Tuesday will vote on hundreds of millions of dollars for transportation, building repairs, improvements at state forests and boat launches and more.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • At the furthest end, there’s a nature reserve of coastal dunes and pine forests studded with World War II bunkers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of forests
Noun
  • To write, Rosales went off the grid, holing up in a cabin in the woods.
    — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The piny woods swallowed the red bricks surrounded by spirals of razor wire and fence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of woods

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“Forestlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forestlands. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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