AFFORESTATION


Meaning of AFFORESTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)a-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən, ə-, -ˌfär- ]

noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin afforestation-, afforestatio, from afforestare to put under forest laws, from Latin ad- + Medieval Latin foresta, forestis forest

Date: 1649

: the act or process of establishing a forest especially on land not previously forested

• af·for·est a-ˈfȯr-əst, -ˈfär- transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.