[countable, uncountable] a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees. a tropical/pine forest; One careless match can start a forest fire. Forest park · Forest Lawn · Nottingham Forest · The Petrified Forest

a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees; a tropical forest; a forest fire; Thousands of acres of forest are destroyed each year.

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb forest. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

​a forest which is being created in an area of 200 square miles/520 square kilometres in central England, across Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

an area of forest that has been made into a park for the public to enjoy. Like national parks, forest parks are usually large areas of attractive country.

noun /ˈfɒrɪstri/ /ˈfɔːrɪstri/ [uncountable] the science or practice of planting and taking care of trees and forests.

​a forest in the English Midlands, famous in old stories as the place where Robin Hood's Merry Men lived and fought against the forces of the Sheriff of ...

3 дня назад · a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and plants themselves.

a forest in south-west England containing many very old oak and beech trees. In 1938 it became Britain's first forest park.

forest-fly, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.