Sherwood Forest

US/ˈʃɝwʊd ˈfɔɹɪst/UK/ˈʃɜːwʊd ˈfɒɹɪst/

proper noun

A country park in Nottinghamshire, England.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A country park in Nottinghamshire, England.
  2. slanggovernmentThe banks of Polaris missile tubes on a submarine.

    Here crewmen are standing by in "Sherwood Forest" — as the missile compartment is named […]

    1964, Adventure in Partnership: The Story of Polaris, page 34
    1 more example

    Fifteen other launcher tubes — Polaris submarines have 16 in the midships "Sherwood Forest" compartment […]

    1966, Flight International, volume 90, page 36

Translations

Finnish Sherwoodin metsä
  • Sherwoodin metsäcountry park
French forêt de Sherwood
  • forêt de Sherwoodcountry park
Icelandic Skírisskógur
  • Skírisskógurcountry park
Japanese シャーウッドの森
  • シャーウッドの森 (Shāuddo no Mori)country park
Russian Шервудский лес
  • Шервудский лес (Šervudskij les)country park
Swedish Sherwoodskogen
  • Sherwoodskogencountry park
Cite this entry
APA

Sherwood Forest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sherwood%20Forest

MLA

“Sherwood Forest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sherwood%20Forest. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sherwood Forest,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sherwood%20Forest.

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