Etymology
Origin of pinewood
Example Sentences
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Malibu’s Cub Scout Pack 224 lost its pinewood derby track — the testing grounds for a highly anticipated annual Scouting tradition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Areas of pinewood still survive around Torridon in the west and eastwards towards Aberdeen.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2023
Soon they fanned out across several floors and limbered up inside spartan dojos infused with a fragrance emanating from the pinewood walls.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
Few cyclists use the velodrome’s Siberian pinewood floor to train and Brazil didn’t field a single competitor for Tokyo, despite promises the facility would be an incubator.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
When it was obvious that the old dog was flagging, the Labrador turned off the quiet, graveled road and into the shade of a pinewood beside a clear, fast-running creek.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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