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noun
a narrow strip of woods or forest along the banks of a watercourse flowing through open country.
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Also called fringing forest.
Origin of gallery forest
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby gallery forest
galleon, galleria, galleried, gallerist, gallery, gallery forest, gallerygoer, galleryite, gallery tray, gallery wire, gallet
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How to use gallery forest in a sentence
A small village on the Pacific coast; arid tropical scrub forest and gallery forest along the Arroyo de Huahua.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. DuellmanOur specimens were caught in mist nets placed over small, quiet streams that were fringed with tall, gallery forest.
Most of our specimens were captured in mist nets set over small streams bordered by gallery forest, or in banana groves.
The specimens from Boaco and Chontales were captured over small streams bordered by gallery forest.
British Dictionary definitions for gallery forest
gallery forest
noun
a stretch of forest along a river in an area of otherwise open country
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