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overlogging

overlogging noun: excessive logging.

Noun

overlogging (uncountable)

  1. Excessive logging.
    • In 1908, a species of Chilean sandalwood vanished from overlogging, and its creamy wood scent vanished with it.2009 February 22, Chandler Burr, “Whole Lot of Non-Scents”, in New York Times

Origin of overlogging

From over- + logging.

Questions about overlogging

What does overlogging mean?
Overlogging means excessive logging.
What part of speech is overlogging?
Overlogging is a noun.

Words near overlogging in the dictionary

  1. overlocker
  2. overlockers
  3. overlocking
  4. overlocks
  5. overlofty
  6. overlogging
  7. overlogical
  8. overlogically
  9. overlong
  10. overlong vowel
  11. overlong vowels

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