forestland
noun
for·est·land
ˈfȯr-əst-ˌland 
ˈfär-
Examples of forestland in a Sentence
the region's vanishing forestland
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Nearly half a million acres have burned in Idaho as fires engulf national forestland across the state.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
Solar farms could be built atop already deforested areas, eliminating the need to clear additional forestlands.
—Thomas Lovejoy, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
Today, the fish at her restaurant comes mostly from the river, the mushrooms from the surrounding forestland, and the meat and dairy from nearby farms.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Much of the Galilee's forestland is on fire, and more than 60,000 Israeli civilians remain displaced from their northern homes.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
Solar farms could be built atop already deforested areas, eliminating the need to clear additional forestlands.
—Thomas Lovejoy, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
Today, the fish at her restaurant comes mostly from the river, the mushrooms from the surrounding forestland, and the meat and dairy from nearby farms.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Much of the Galilee's forestland is on fire, and more than 60,000 Israeli civilians remain displaced from their northern homes.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for forestland
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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestland. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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