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Disforestation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as disafforestation.
  • noun. The act of deforesting, or of clearing of woods and forests; the destruction of forests.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of clearing land of forests.
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  • noun. Archaic form of deforestation.
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  • noun. the removal of trees
    • Word Usage
    "Another is the unequal distribution of wealth, there being practically no middle class; a third is the injudicious disforestation which has been carried on without regard to the future."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Baring  denudation  husking  stripping  uncovering  
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