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Definition of Disforestation
1. Noun. The removal of trees.
Generic synonyms: Baring, Denudation, Husking, Stripping, Uncovering
Derivative terms: Deforest, Disforest
Definition of Disforestation
1. n. The act of clearing land of forests.
Definition of Disforestation
1. Noun. (archaic form of deforestation) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disforestation
Literary usage of Disforestation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1903)
"... cases the transition stage between the treeless scar '/eon's and the forest
condition ; in other oases it is the evidence of disforestation of the ash. ..."
2. The History of the Grain Trade in France, 1400-1710 by Abbott Payson Usher (1907)
"App. C. The process of disforestation had been partially carried out in Cornwall
in 1204 (Chart. R., 5 John, m. 9). 7 App. B. » Pipe R., 27 Hen. III, Devon. ..."
3. An Historical Essay on the Magna Charta of King John: To which are Added by Richard Thomson (1829)
"... so thnt the tenants, who by disforestation are put out of the Forest, had no
claim to Common in Woods, which still remained within the lawful bound» of ..."
4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"The principal of these are (a) the drainage and disforestation of the forest,
and (6) the increased amount of smoke resulting from the ever-growing number ..."
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