national forest

noun

1. forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.

Word History and Origins

Origin of national forest¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Together, the fires burned tens of thousands of acres of National Forest System lands, killed 21 people and destroyed thousands of buildings, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

A man accused of killing his wife and dumping her body in the Angeles National Forest before fleeing with their children has been detained in Peru.

From Los Angeles Times

Crews are also continuing to fight the Garnet fire, a blaze sparked by lightning last week in the Sierra National Forest.

From Los Angeles Times

On Aug. 28, two firefighters from Mexico were taken into Border Patrol custody on suspicion of being in the country “illegally” while they were in the middle of fighting an actual wildfire in Washington State’s Olympic National Forest.

From Salon

Heavy rains during the back-to-back stormy winters of 2022 and 2023 triggered slope failures and rock slides, and collapsed pavement along the road — also known as Highway 2, which runs alongside Angeles National Forest.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• preserve 
• reservation 
• reserve