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forestland

[fawr-ist-land, for-]
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noun
  1. land containing or covered with forests.
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Origin of forestland

First recorded in 1640–50; forest + land
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Historical Examples

  • Climbing so out of desert to forestland was a gradual and accumulating joy to me.

    Tales of lonely trails

    Zane Grey

  • To Dale's keen ear these sounds were all they should have been, betokening an unchanged serenity of forestland.