timbered
Americanadjective
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made of or containing timber or timbers
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covered with trees; wooded
Other Word Forms
- nontimbered adjective
- overtimbered adjective
- untimbered adjective
Etymology
Origin of timbered
First recorded in 1375–1425, timbered is from the late Middle English word timbred. See timber, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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The fire was burning through all kinds of terrain — steep, thickly timbered areas as well as flatter brush and grasslands — with its sheer size posing logistical hurdles.
From Los Angeles Times
The fire was burning through all kinds of different terrain — from steep, thickly timbered areas to flatter brush and grasslands — with its sheer size posing logistical hurdles.
From Los Angeles Times
A table in the great outdoors shows off the cheery red shutters of the white facade, the windows of which frame some of the action within the timbered, honey-lit main dining room.
From Washington Post
Earlier this week, fierce east winds pushed some of the biggest and most destructive fires through heavily timbered mountain valleys on the west side of the state.
From Seattle Times
What remains of the castle is the Great Hall, an immense empty space below an arching timbered ceiling.
From Washington Post
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