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Sherwood Forest
noun
- an ancient royal forest in central England, chiefly in Nottinghamshire: the traditional haunt of Robin Hood.
Sherwood Forest
/ ˈʃɜːˌʊ /
noun
- an ancient forest in central England, in Nottinghamshire: formerly a royal hunting ground and much more extensive; famous as the home of Robin Hood
Sherwood Forest
- An actual forest of central England . According to legend, it was the home of Robin Hood (see also Robin Hood ) and his companions.
Example Sentences
Sherwood Forest and Ardmore elementary schools are Title I schools, which receive extra federal funds because they serve a high percentage of low-income students.
It was no surprise to learn it is in England, near Sherwood Forest.
The rest of Tyler’s papers “were left in the Tyler home, Sherwood Forest, which was occupied and ransacked by both Union and Confederate forces several times,” the congressional study said.
Since the Whig Party considered him an outlaw like Robin Hood, he named his new slave plantation Sherwood Forest.
About 800 years ago, a giant oak tree in England’s Sherwood Forest helped shelter Robin Hood from the corrupt sheriff of Nottingham.
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