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

He was last seen on May 29 at the intersection of Kismet Road and County Road 445 in northern Lake County near the national forest, near where his bicycle was later located. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025

Two wildfires – the Trout Fire and the Buck Fire – are raging in southwest New Mexico and have closed part of a national forest. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 June 2025

Luckily, Charlotte is located within a short drive of some of North and South Carolina’s best college towns, underrated destinations, lakes, and even a national forest. —Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 7 June 2025

Members of People of Red Mountain have also traveled to Arizona to object to the development of a controversial copper mine that’s planned in a national forest east of Phoenix. —Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for national forest

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