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单词 reafforestation
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reafforestationn.

Brit. /ˌriːəfɒrᵻˈsteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌriəˌfɔrəsˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, afforestation n.
Etymology: < re- prefix + afforestation n., after reafforest v. Compare earlier reforestation n., reforestization n.
Chiefly British.
The action or process of replanting with trees or of covering again with forest; reforesting.
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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > planting trees or afforestation
afforestation1598
inforestation1677
wooding1827
reboisement1872
tree-planting1872
reforestation1876
reforestization1882
reafforestation1884
reforestment1921
1884 Manch. Examiner 28 Mar. 5/2 The question as to how the work of reafforestation is to be done.
1934 L. Villari in H. Bolitho Twelve Jews 147 Promoters of reafforestation schemes, the Norwegian Minister anxious to obtain advice as to the best means of converting the Norwegian debt: all these and many others did he receive.
1990 B. McKibben End of Nature ii. ii. 130 The world not only ceases to cut down the rainforests but embarks on ‘massive’ re-afforestation.
2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) ix. 306 The Inca Empire of the Central Andes..carried out massive reafforestation and terracing to halt soil erosion, increase crop yields, and secure its wood supplies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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