woodlot

noun

wood·​lot ˈwu̇d-ˌlät How to pronounce woodlot (audio)
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: a restricted area of woodland usually privately maintained as a source of fuel, posts, and lumber

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Where could a buck hold out, besides the woodlots and drainages? — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026 Human activity has shaped the animals’ natural habitat, which covers a wide geographic range and many ecosystems, from low elevation forests to small woodlots, fields and pastures. — Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026 Habitat loss has been insidious — croplands have been stripped of their bordering hedgerows and old fields and woodlots have been converted to housing developments. — Bruce Beehler, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025 More information on northwestern Minnesota woodlots especially crucial, state Forestry Association says. — Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for woodlot

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1643, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of woodlot was in 1643

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woodlot

noun
wood·​lot ˈwu̇d-ˌlät How to pronounce woodlot (audio)
: an area of trees kept usually to meet fuel and lumber needs

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