forestland

American  

[fawr-ist-land, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪstˌlænd, ˈfɒr- /

noun

1. land containing or covered with forests.

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Etymology

Origin of forestland

First recorded in 1640–50; forest + land

Example Sentences

In April, the administration opened 112.5 million acres of federal forestland to industrial logging in an effort to increase domestic timber supplies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

Forest Service to open up roughly 112.5 million acres of national forestland to logging.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

J.N.U., which was founded in 1967 and is spread over hundreds of acres of secluded forestland in southwestern New Delhi, has more than 7,000 students and about 600 professors and instructors.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024

Using this approach, the researchers were able to quantify the reduced risk of high-intensity fires after a low-intensity fire burns in a forestland, and then see how long the protective effect lasts.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023

So it was entirely possible that somewhere, hidden in one of Ludus’s large, unexplored patches of forestland, there was a small stone-covered hill that resembled a human skull.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline