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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The next morning Brooks and a buddy glassed the woodlot before moving closer. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025 That success has come despite fears among some in the settlement that the authorities, wanting to protect mature woodlots, one day might force the refugees to go back home. — Rodney Muhumuza, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2024 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 For that matter, Walden is organized by thematic chapters, because there’s not much plot to Thoreau spending some time in a shack on Emerson’s woodlot. — Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2021 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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