Question: is deforestation a verb or noun?
Answer: From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Forestryde‧for‧es‧ta‧tion /diːˌfɒrəˈsteɪʃən $ -ˌfɔː-, -ˌfɑː-/ noun [uncountable] the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area the deforestation of the tropics —deforest /diːˈfɒrɪst $ -ˈfɔː-, -ˈfɑː-/ verb [transitive]Examples from the Corpus ...