timberland

[ tim-ber-land ]

/ ˈtɪm bərˌlænd /

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noun

land covered with timber-producing forests.

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Origin of timberland

An Americanism dating back to 1645–55; timber + -land

Words nearby timberland

timberhead, timber hitch, timbering, timberjack, Timberlake, timberland, timber limit, timberline, timberman, timber mill, timber rattlesnake

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How to use timberland in a sentence

In certain geographies and it’ll be very land-based specific—our timberland in the Pacific Northwest is really among the most valuable timberland in the world.
Weyerhaeuser CEO Devin Stockfish on the Housing Boom, Inflation and Monetizing Forests in the Battle Against Climate Change|Eben Shapiro|June 22, 2021|Time
Weyerhaeuser, the state’s largest private timber owner, reported net earnings of $797 million last year after losing $80 million to September fires that burned 125,000 acres of its timberlands.
“We Have Counties in Deep Trouble”: Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Timber Tax Cuts That Cost Communities Billions|by Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting|February 5, 2021|ProPublica
When federal rules required Wheeler to filter its drinking water, the city decided it would be cheaper and more reliable to drill wells than to treat the creek water off industrial timberlands.
Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price.|by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive|January 1, 2021|ProPublica
In Corbett, Busto said purchasing private timberlands was far too expensive.
Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price.|by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive|January 1, 2021|ProPublica

The firm had proposed a $12,000 monthly retainer to improve Stimson’s image and win back public trust in Tillamook County, where Stimson has one of its six mills and almost a fifth of its 600,000 acres of timberland.
Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price.|by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive|January 1, 2021|ProPublica
He will know, because you see at no little distance from here begins timberland, and he knows who owns most of the big tracts.
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers|Claude A. Labelle
And Carley soon became aware that they had at last left the cut and burned-over district of timberland behind.
The Call of the Canyon|Zane Grey
It contained all the trained foresters in the Government service, but had charge of no public timberland whatsoever.
Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt
This was more hilly than the other, and ran through a long patch of timberland on which no houses were located.
The Rover Boys on a Tour|Arthur M. Winfield
We can't follow them among those trees, and as they seem to realize it, they've taken advantage of the timberland.
Jack Wright and His Electric Stage;|"Noname"

British Dictionary definitions for timberland

timberland

/ (ˈtɪmbəˌlænd) /

noun

US and Canadian land covered with trees grown for their timber

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