Associations to the word «Deforestation»

Wiktionary

DEFORESTATION, noun. The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially by an agricultural system.

Dictionary definition

DEFORESTATION, noun. The state of being clear of trees.
DEFORESTATION, noun. The removal of trees.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky