Forestry is the science or skill of growing and taking care of trees in forests, especially in order to obtain wood.
Synonyms: woodcraft, silviculture, arboriculture, dendrology [botany] More Synonyms of forestry
forestry in British English
(ˈfɒrɪstrɪ)
noun
1.
the science of planting and caring for trees
2.
the planting and management of forests
3. rare
forest land
forestry in American English
(ˈfɔrɪstri; ˈfɑrɪstri)
noun
1. Rare
wooded land; forest land
2.
the science of planting and taking care of forests
3.
systematic forest management for the production of timber, conservation, etc.
Examples of 'forestry' in a sentence
forestry
Energy companies are securing supplies by buying forestry land.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Before the war he had been a forestry official.
Len Deighton Bomber
Teams of forestry workers are inspecting trees for other disease hotspots.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He was also involved in local forestry management.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But anyone looking at forestry or farming should not expect to make their fortune.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Planning for agriculture and for forestry have proceeded as if they occupied completely different territory.
Cloke, Paul J (ed) Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations (1989)
His mother was a housewife and his father a forestry worker with his own timber business.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Mining and forestry are consistent resources.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The happiest people work in forestry, fishing and farming.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
With luck, the value of forestry land will rise over time as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They can also cause damage to forestry, agriculture and infrastructure.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In reality much of it is also quarries, derelict land and commercial forestry.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The country also has huge agriculture, forestry and tourism potential.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
With luck, the value of forestry land will rise as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Care for all aspects of the cultural landscape was promoted alongside increases in production and improvements in employment opportunities within agriculture and forestry.
Cloke, Paul J (ed) Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations (1989)
He's an expert on forestry.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Governments want the new treaty to encompass more nations and more sources of greenhouse gases, such as forestry and changing land use.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Five of the men were timber buyers from China; nine were forestry workers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
forestry
British English: forestry NOUN
Forestry is the science or skill of growing and taking care of trees in forests, especially in order to obtain wood.
...his great interest in forestry.
American English: forestry
Brazilian Portuguese: silvicultura
Chinese: 林业学
European Spanish: silvicultura
French: sylviculture
German: Forstwirtschaft
Italian: selvicoltura
Japanese: 林業
Korean: 산림학
European Portuguese: silvicultura
Latin American Spanish: silvicultura
Chinese translation of 'forestry'
forestry
(ˈfɔrɪstrɪ)
n(u)
(= science) 林学(學) (línxué)
(= skill) 造林术(術) (zàolínshù)
(noun)
Definition
the science or skill of growing and maintaining trees in a forest, esp. to obtain wood