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for·est
(fôr′ĭst, fŏr′-)n.
1. A growth of trees and other plants covering a large area.
2. A large number of objects bearing a similarity to such a growth, especially a dense collection of tall objects: a forest of skyscrapers.
3. A defined area of land formerly set aside in England as a royal hunting ground.
tr.v. for·est·ed, for·est·ing, for·ests
To plant trees on or cover with trees.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin forestis (silva), outside (forest), from Latin forīs, outside; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.]
for′est·al, fo·res′tial (fə-rĕs′chəl) adj.
for′es·ta′tion n.
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| Adj. | 1. | forested - covered with forest; "efforts to protect forested lands of the northwest" wooded - covered with growing trees and bushes etc; "wooded land"; "a heavily wooded tract" |
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مُغَطّى بالأحْراج
zalesněný
skovklædt
baumreichbewaldet
erdõsített
skógi vaxinn
zalesnený
forested
[ˈfɒrɪstɪd] ADJ → arbolado, de bosquesdensely or heavily forested → cubierto de bosques
only eight per cent of Britain is forested → las áreas forestales de Gran Bretaña se reducen al ocho por ciento del territorio
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
forested
[ˈfɒrɪstɪd] adj [area, mountain] → boisé(e)thickly forested → très boiséForest Enterprise n (British) → Office m national des forêts
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forest
(ˈforist) noun1. (a large piece of) land covered with trees.
2. an area of land in which animals, especially deer, are kept. a deer forest.
ˈforested adjective covered with forest.
ˈforester noun a person who works in a forest or is involved in forestry.
ˈforestry noun (the science of) growing and looking after forests.
adjectivea forestry worker.
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