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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It encompasses more than 500,000 acres of heavily timbered lands that had lots of stored carbon.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023
After motoring through a narrow waterway, past smooth, rounded cliffs backed by pine forests and the occasional red timbered cottage, we entered a wide-open bay, steered the bow into the wind and raised the sails.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023
Inside Westminster Hall, beneath the timbered medieval ceiling where Anne Boleyn dined in 1533 after her coronation at nearby Westminster Abbey, there was a hushed reverence.
From Salon • Sep. 20, 2022
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 • Aug. 8, 2021
She looked for the Red Keep, but it was hidden now, walled off from her gaze by the tall timbered buildings to either side.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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