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forestland

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

noun

  1. land containing or covered with forests.


Etymology

Origin of forestland

First recorded in 1640–50; forest + land


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Avoiding property that abuts forestland can lower the risk of wildfires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 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

Windstorms, lightning fires, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and other natural calamities knock down trees and open up the forest, or prevent open country from turning into forestland.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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