forestland

[ fawr-ist-land, for- ]

noun

1. land containing or covered with forests.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forestland¹

First recorded in 1640–50; forest + land

Example Sentences

New York State allows heaps of primitive camping, and the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation offers loads of tips on how to responsibly camp on state forestland.

From Outside Online

Ideally situated on 50 acres, including access to its own private fishing pond, the property is also adjacent to national forestland.

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Burden said she used to attend Oregon Board of Forestry meetings to advocate for issues that included conserving forestland to help Wheeler’s tourism and recreation economy.

From ProPublica

At last the men and the pack-horses ahead came to a halt in a level green forestland with no high trees.

From Project Gutenberg

To Dale's keen ear these sounds were all they should have been, betokening an unchanged serenity of forestland.

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Making clearings and grazing livestock in the designated forestland were prohibited.

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Up in this odorous forestland I could not see where there had been lack of rain.

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How pleasant, how welcome, how beautiful and lonely the wild forestland!

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