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单词 timberlands
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timberland

noun

tim·​ber·​land ˈtim-bər-ˌland How to pronounce timberland (audio)
: wooded land especially with marketable timber

Synonyms

  • forest
  • forestland
  • timber
  • wood(s)
  • woodland
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Example Sentences

the wildfire burned through a large swath of timberland
Recent Examples on the Web Domain Timber’s most recent acquisitions increases the total acreage of timberland under the company’s management to approximately 264,000 acres. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 10 Aug. 2022 One particularly innovative application of spatial finance is the ability to measure environmental variables, like the carbon-trapping power of untilled soil or the effect of pollinators—or invasive species—on agriculture or timberland. Brian Cross, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Other properties on auction by Realty Marketing/Northwest include: A 14,709-acre, industrial-grade California North Coast timberland portfolio with 186 million board feet of Douglas fir, redwood, western hemlock and carbon projects. oregonlive, 31 May 2022 So Cornell was granted 500,000 acres of timberland in Wisconsin's Chippewa River valley. Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2022 Ironically, these forest giants, some of which stood during William Penn's days, were saved from the axe by the Cook lumber family, early conservationists who deeded 7,200 acres of timberland to the Commonwealth in 1927. Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022 Passamaquoddy tribe raised more than $30 million by selling such credits tied to almost 98,500 acres of timberland, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Luis Garcia, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in the two irrigation projects that are important for conservation, and saving water and timberland, the governor said. Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 26 Dec. 2021 The timberland, the group claims, is among the quality native forests left in the state. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

timberland

noun

tim·​ber·​land ˈtim-bər-ˌland How to pronounce timberland (audio)
: wooded land especially as a source of timber

timberlands

noun

plural of timberland
as in forests
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area the wildfire burned through a large swath of timberland

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • forests
  • woods
  • woodlands
  • forestlands
  • timbers
  • groves
  • coppices
  • thickets
  • woodlots
  • copses
  • scrublands
  • plantations
  • wildwoods
  • greenwoods
  • stands
  • brakes
  • chaparrals
  • brushwoods
  • arboretums
  • arboreta
  • coverts
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