Definition
Open spaces in a forest or woods where trees have been removed, creating areas of ground open to sunlight.
Etymology
From 'clearing' (gerund of clear). The word emerged in English around the 1500s as forests were increasingly cut for agriculture and settlement in Europe and North America.
Kelly Says
Forest clearings created by human activity have shaped ecosystems for 10,000 years—they're not 'natural' gaps but the visible scars of human expansion, yet they've become wildlife habitats that birds and deer now depend on.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সাফ করা জায়গা
sāf karā jāy.gā
CSČeština
prosvětlení
pros.vɛt.lɛɲɪ
DADansk
lysninger
lysnɪŋər
DEDeutsch
Lichtungen
lɪçtʊŋən
ELΕλληνικά
διαφάνεια
ðɪ.a.fɑː.nɛ.a
ESEspañol
despejados
des.pe.ha.dos
FRFrançais
défrichements
de.fʁi.ʃə.mɑ̃
HIहिन्दी
साफ़ करने के स्थान
sāf kar.ne ke sthān
HUMagyar
tisztások
tɪs.tɒ.ʃok
IDBahasa Indonesia
lapangan terbuka
la.pɑŋ.ɡan tɛr.bu.kɑ
ITItaliano
radure
ra.du.re
NLNederlands
open plekken
o.pən plɛ.kən
NONorsk
lysninger
lysnɪŋər
PLPolski
prześwity
pʂɛɕ.wɨ.tɨ
PTPortuguês
clareiras
kla.ɾɛ.jɾɐs
RORomână
curățenii
ku.rə.t͡sɛ.ni
RUРусский
поляны
pɐ.lʲɐ.nɨ
SVSvenska
gläntor
jɛlɛntɔr
THไทย
พื้นที่เปิด
pʰɯ̄ːn.tʰîː pɤ̀t
TRTürkçe
açıklıklar
a.t͡ʃɯk.lɯk.lar
UKУкраїнська
поляни
pɐ.lʲɐ.nɪ
VITiếng Việt
khu vực thông thoáng
khu.vực thɔŋ tʰo.ɑŋ