forestland
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of forestland
Example Sentences
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Mr. Schumer has described Micron’s site as “open fields,” but it includes hundreds of acres of wetlands and forestland that are nesting areas for endangered bats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Forest Service oversees more than half of the forestland in California and represents the largest federal firefighting entity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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
No one was injured and no homes burned in the latest fire, which scorched mountain ridges on Oahu, but the flames wiped out irreplaceable native forestland that’s home to nearly two dozen fragile species.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 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
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