firewood

[ fahyuhr-wood ]

/ ˈfaɪərˌwʊd /

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noun

wood suitable for fuel.

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Origin of firewood

First recorded in 1350–1400, firewood is from the Middle English word ferwode.See fire, wood¹

Words nearby firewood

firewarden, fire watcher, firewater, fireweed, FireWire, firewood, firework, fireworks, fireworm, firie, firing

How to use firewood in a sentence

In remote villages, Melinda and I met women and girls who spent hours every day collecting firewood so they could cook over an open flame in their homes.
Bill Gates: Here's a Formula That Explains Where We Need to Invest in Climate Innovation|Bill Gates|January 22, 2021|Time
The club that maintains the area also stocks the trailside warming huts with firewood.
The Best Nordic Trails in the U.S.|Megan Michelson|December 28, 2020|Outside Online
Shvalov watched YouTube videos to learn how to drill a well, erect a house and cut and dry his own firewood.
The Big Thaw: How Russia Could Dominate a Warming World|by Abrahm Lustgarten, photography by Sergey Ponomarev|December 16, 2020|ProPublica
Thanks to smart engineering, it sets up in a minute and is about the size of large firewood log when stored in its bag.
Car Camping Is Way Better with These 5 Pieces of Gear|Jakob Schiller|September 26, 2020|Outside Online

We had a house in New Hampshire, and my job was to cut up the firewood.
Honey, I Grew the Economy (Ep. 399)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 5, 2019|Freakonomics
A small outdoor television satellite dish sticks out of tall grass alongside a few piles of firewood.
ISIS Is Putin’s Problem, Too, and This Chechen Is One Reason Why.|Anna Nemtsova|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you have firewood in the state, you have to have the source documentation.
Brooklyn’s Booming Firewood Industry|Dale Eisinger|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They make a 0.75 cubic foot bag of firewood blazing with a Hotsticks logo.
Brooklyn’s Booming Firewood Industry|Dale Eisinger|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Firewood is tracked down to “source documentation,” which producers must provide to purchasers.
Brooklyn’s Booming Firewood Industry|Dale Eisinger|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Untreated,” in this case, refers to firewood that has not been heat-treated.
Brooklyn’s Booming Firewood Industry|Dale Eisinger|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"I follow you perfectly," said Maloney, looking as if he would much rather be chopping firewood elsewhere and singing.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
On top of the stones lay the most wonderful collection of firewood that you can imagine, all ready to light.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
After that, I always brought plenty of firewood to Nimmie Amee and we became very friendly.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum
Nagpintul siya sa mga sugnud, He is cutting the firewood into lengths.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Jacob and the boys went out to get firewood, and dragged it home through the snow.
The Children of the New Forest|Captain Marryat

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