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Term: DEAFFOREST
Definition: Deafforest means the same thing as disafforest. It is the act of removing trees from a forest or converting a forest into non-forest land.
Simply put, it means taking away trees from a forest or turning a forest into something else.
DEAFFOREST
Deafforest means the same thing as disafforest.
When a piece of land is afforested, it means that trees are planted on it. Disafforesting or deafforesting means to remove the trees from that land.
Example 1: The government decided to deafforest the national park to make way for a new highway.
Example 2: The landowner was fined for deafforesting the protected forest without permission.
Both examples illustrate the definition of deafforest, which is the act of removing trees from a piece of land that was previously afforested.