- Disforestation
- Disforestation Dis*for`es*ta"tion, n. The act of clearing land of forests. --Daniel. [1913 Webster]
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Disforestation
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disforestation — dis·forestation … English syllables
disforestation — noun the removal of trees • Syn: ↑deforestation • Derivationally related forms: ↑disforest, ↑deforest (for: ↑deforestation) • Hypernyms: ↑denudation, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
deforestation — noun 1. the state of being clear of trees • Derivationally related forms: ↑deforest • Hypernyms: ↑environmental condition 2. the removal of trees • Syn: ↑disforestation • Derivationa … Useful english dictionary
disforest — /dɪsˈfɒrəst/ (say dis foruhst) verb (t) → deforest. –disforestation /dɪsˌfɒrəsˈteɪʃən/ (say dis.foruhs tayshuhn), noun …
baring — noun the removal of covering • Syn: ↑denudation, ↑stripping, ↑uncovering, ↑husking • Derivationally related forms: ↑husk (for: ↑husking), ↑strip … Useful english dictionary
denudation — noun the removal of covering • Syn: ↑stripping, ↑uncovering, ↑baring, ↑husking • Derivationally related forms: ↑husk (for: ↑husking), ↑strip … Useful english dictionary
disforest — v.tr. Brit. = DISAFFOREST. Derivatives: disforestation n … Useful english dictionary
husking — noun the removal of covering • Syn: ↑denudation, ↑stripping, ↑uncovering, ↑baring • Derivationally related forms: ↑husk, ↑strip (for: ↑stripping) … Useful english dictionary
stripping — noun the removal of covering • Syn: ↑denudation, ↑uncovering, ↑baring, ↑husking • Derivationally related forms: ↑husk (for: ↑husking), ↑strip, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
uncovering — noun 1. the removal of covering • Syn: ↑denudation, ↑stripping, ↑baring, ↑husking • Derivationally related forms: ↑husk (for: ↑husking), ↑st … Useful english dictionary
