national forest
Americannoun
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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
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
Forest Service Christmas tree permit, Lyon and his wife, Amelia, trek to a national forest near their home in Missoula, Mont., to find a wild evergreen.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024
On the edge of Kootenai Canyon, feeling more like an aviator than like an automobilist, Claire had driven, and now, nearing Idaho, she had entered a national forest.
From Free Air by Lewis, Sinclair
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