gallery forest

American  

noun

1. a narrow strip of woods or forest along the banks of a watercourse flowing through open country.

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gallery forest British  

noun

1. a stretch of forest along a river in an area of otherwise open country

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Etymology

Origin of gallery forest

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

There seem to be some strong benefits from preserving gallery forest along waterways, restricting hunting, and allowing forest to regenerate.

From New York Times

Sahelanthropus may have inhabited the gallery forest where the trees offered some protection Humankind's oldest known ancestor probably lived in fear of several large sabretooth cats that roamed the same ancient lakeside habitat in Africa.

From BBC

The sabretooths were about the size of present-day lions But they have also found evidence of grasslands, gallery forest and a desert.

From BBC

Jean Jacque, my assistant from Antananarivo, and I set up a couple of Malaise traps in the gallery forest, and then the fun began.

From New York Times

We started in the gallery forest collecting ants before heading up to the plateau.

From New York Times