Definition of Reafforestation

1. n. The act or process of converting again into a forest.

Definition of Reafforestation

1. Noun. reforestation ¹

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Definition of Reafforestation

1. afforestation [n -S] - See also: afforestation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reafforestation

reaf
reaffiliation
reaffirm
reaffirmance
reaffirmances
reaffirmation
reaffirmations
reaffirmed
reaffirming
reaffirms
reaffix
reaffixed
reaffixes
reaffixing
reafforest
reafforestation (current term)
reafforested
reafforesting
reafforests
reagant
reagants
reagency
reagent
reagent strips
reagents
reaggravate
reaggravated
reaggravates
reaggravating
reaggravation

Literary usage of Reafforestation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1906)
"Wood Imports into Ireland— reafforestation Scheme- MR. ... The Department have not formulated a scheme for the reafforestation of Ireland, nor have they at ..."

2. The Indian Forester (1905)
"... officer on the ground that he had given hostages to fortune and could not afford to take it, as he was better off where he was. reafforestation IN THE ..."

3. Russia's Railway Advance Into Central Asia by Dobson, George (1890)
"... Cossack provinces— Historical interest and character of the Cossack steppes—Cossack aversion to trees—reafforestation—Herodotus on the absence of wood— ..."

4. Industrial Ireland: A Practical and Non-political View of "Ireland for the by Robert Dennis (1887)
"130000000 gain from reafforestation—Nature of Peat—Useful only as Fuel or Litter— Various Experiments. THE story is told of old Admiral Collingwood ..."

5. The Indian Forester (1889)
"The Government shall contribute up to two-fifths of the cost of the prescribed works of reafforestation or of fixation described in Sections 6 and 13. ..."

6. New Zealand Forestry by David Ernest Hutchins (1919)
"Popular writers on forestry frequently use the term " afforestation " and " reafforestation " when they mean nothing more than forestry. ..."

7. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1905)
"LORD CASTLETOWN: My Lords, I rise to ask (1) What steps the Department of Agriculture in Ireland have taken to carry out the work of reafforestation in that ..."

8. Argentina and Uruguay by Gordon Ross (1916)
"This valuable tree, which ought to be cultivated on a large scale, is gradually vanishing from our woods without any attempt at reafforestation. ..."

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