DEFOREST


Meaning of DEFOREST in English

/ ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst; NAmE -ˈfɔːr-; -ˈfɑːr-/ (also dis·af·for·est ) verb

[ vn ] [ usually passive ] to cut down and destroy all the trees in a place :

Two thirds of the region has been deforested in the past decade.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.