Synonyms for deforestation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dee-fawr-ist, -for- |
| Phonetic Transcription : diˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr- |
Définition of deforestation
Origin :- 1884, from deforest + -ation. Earlier was deforesting (1530s) which was a legal term for the change in definition of a parcel of land from "forest" to something else.
- noun clear-cutting
- This deforestation is still going on; dead or dying trees fringe the timber still standing.
- Extract from : « Archeological Investigations » by Gerard Fowke
- Deforestation may result in filling a river-channel and in stopping boats a thousand miles downstream.
- Extract from : « The Spell of the Rockies » by Enos A. Mills
- I think the deforestation of the country is probably the cause of these terrible visitations.
- Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 » by Elizabeth Bisland
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