forestland
- noun
- /ˈfɔrɪstˌlænd/
- Many wildlife species rely on forestland for their habitat and food sources.
- acres of forestland
- total forestland
- protect forestland
Examples
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Of the 42.5 million acres burned in eight Interior West states since 1984, 41.4% was forestland.
Academic text (2017) -
Throughout India, more than 500,000 hectares of reserve and protected forestland are already under community protection through joint management agreements.
Academic text (1995) -
The model will be used to provide insight into the sustainability of forestland in Virginia.
Academic text (2016) -
Coal mining, in particular, will impact forestlands and resources.
Academic text (1999) -
Respondents who indicated that they were less willing to harvest reported owning 12,944 acres of total forestland.
Academic text (2016) -
Already the twilight shadows were spreading across the forestland, swallowing up the few remaining pools of sunlight.
Fiction book (1991) -
Landowners who indicated that they were willing to harvest reported owning 87,434 acres of total forestland.
Academic text (2016) -
At full implementation, annual FIA data provide a spatially and temporally balanced sample of forestland.
Academic text (2017) -
Nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) landowners own 62 percent of Virginia's forestland and determine the likelihood of its harvest and utilization.
Academic text (2016) -
The conservation program aims to protect and restore forestland across the nation.
Synonyms
A large area of land covered mostly with trees and bushes
An area with many trees where people can walk
An area of land covered with many trees and low plants
Land covered with trees that can be used for wood
Land with many trees and bushes, not a deep forest
A remote forest area far from towns and roads
An area where people grow trees to sell for wood or as Christmas trees
Land covered with trees used to make wood
A small area of land with trees often used to grow wood or shelter animals
A thick natural forest left alone by people
Antonyms
How Forested
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forestland comes from two simple parts: forest ('a large area of trees') and land ('ground'). So forestland means ground that is covered with trees or set aside for growing and managing trees.