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forest

[fawr-ist, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /


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Little lopsided houses were scattered willy-nilly, and the only big building was the mill, which stood on the edge of a forest.

From Literature

As plant debris and soil organic matter wash into the lake from surrounding forests, they tint the water a deep brown.

From Science Daily

As they fled, he and his close circle of guards took cover in a forested area surrounding a complex of cabins.

From Barron's

The town of 20,000 sees an influx each weekend of about 5,000 visitors who are drawn by its green hills, pine forests and crisp climate.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it is refined from feedstocks that have captured atmospheric CO2, like waste forest or agriculture biomass, instead of fossil fuels that were previously locked away underground.

From The Wall Street Journal