noun
an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band
• Regions: ↑England
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑forest, ↑woodland, ↑timberland, ↑timber
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an ancient royal forest in central England, chiefly in Nottinghamshire: the traditional haunt of Robin Hood.
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Sherwood Forest [Sherwood Forest]
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 Nottingham. It used to be a very large forest, but only a small part of it still remains. It is preserved as a ↑country park near ↑Nottingham.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.