1. plural of forest; large areas of land covered with trees and undergrowth

Examples

• The Amazon rainforests are home to countless species of animals.
• Many forests were cleared to make room for farmland.
• National forests provide recreation opportunities for millions of visitors.
• Dense forests covered the mountainsides as far as we could see.
• Forest fires destroyed thousands of acres of forests last summer.
• The company plants new forests to replace the trees they harvest.