national forest
Americannoun
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national forests
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of national forest
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Eckdahl and his colleagues combined detailed national forest records with direct field measurements to reconstruct the amount of carbon released by each fire.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2026
The company has for years had a federal “special-use” permit allowing it to use its pipeline and other water infrastructure in the national forest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
“Healthy forests require work, and right now, we’re facing a national forest emergency,” Rollins wrote in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
To-day it is perfectly safe to talk about making every national forest a first class wild-life sanctuary, and it is up to the People to request Congress to take that action, at once.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
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