transcription, транскрипция: [ fɒrɪst, AM fɔ:r- ]
( forests)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A forest is a large area where trees grow close together.
Parts of the forest are still dense and inaccessible.
...25 million hectares of forest.
N-VAR
2.
A forest of tall or narrow objects is a group of them standing or sticking upright. ( LITERARY )
They descended from the plane into a forest of microphones and cameras.
N-COUNT : with supp , usu N of n