pinewood

[ pahyn-wood ]

noun

1. the wood of a pine.
2. Often pinewoods. a forest consisting chiefly of pines. pine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinewood¹

First recorded in 1665–75; pine ¹ + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Bodies are buried in a biodegradable container like a pinewood or wicker casket, or a cotton or silk shroud.

From Science News

Andrew Lincoln: I did enjoy being at Pinewood studios for the final Heathrow sequence.

From The Daily Beast

The first time I photographed Elizabeth Taylor was at Pinewood Studios in London on the set of Cleopatra in 1960.

From The Daily Beast

The mountain town of Bocognano lies below the road, and the scent of burning pinewood told that the peasants were astir.

From Project Gutenberg

Little rafts of pinewood floated on its surface like tiny splinters, the men who steered them not appearing larger than ants.

From Project Gutenberg

The den where I am now writing is warmed by a cheerful pinewood blaze, a luxury after the angeiti in one's tent.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally, on the fifth patio four torches of resinous pinewood, each a yard high, were placed at the four cardinal points.

From Project Gutenberg

He stopped outside of the house, and the host came out with a torch of pinewood to see who it was.

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