Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.

    Abholzung, Entwaldung, Kahlschlag

    обезле́сениеobezlésenije, вы́рубка ле́саvýrubka lésa

  2. (countable, uncountable)A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.

More definitions
  • the removal of trees
  • the state of being clear of trees

Examples

20 sentences
  1. Their habitat is threatened by deforestation.

    ruИх среда обитания находится под угрозой из-за вырубки лесов.

    deIhr Lebensraum ist durch Abholzung bedroht.

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  2. There is no need to be callous about deforestation.

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  3. Tom and Mary planted trees to help combat deforestation.

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  4. Despite the efforts of environmentalists, the deforestation of the region continues.

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  5. Reducing deforestation is one way to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

    deDie Verringerung der Abholzung von Wäldern ist eine Möglichkeit, die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels abzuschwächen.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
process of destroying a forest:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
process of destroying a forest:

Forms

plural: deforestations
Singulardeforestation
Pluraldeforestations

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

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