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timberland

American  
[tim-ber-land] / ˈtɪm bərˌlænd /

noun

  1. land covered with timber-producing forests.


timberland British  
/ ˈtɪmbəˌlænd /

noun

  1. land covered with trees grown for their timber

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of timberland

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

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Atlanta-based Domain was founded in 2008 by PricewaterhouseCoopers veteran Patrick R. Leardo and focuses on asset-backed investments, including real estate, timberland and entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Ryan Dezember is based in New York and writes about commodities, including oil, natural gas, cotton, lumber and grains, as well as real assets, such as timberland, energy infrastructure and rental houses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The 125-year-old company is the largest private owner of timberland in North America, with over 10 million acres, including valuable tracts in the Pacific Northwest, where it holds over two million acres.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Industry groups representing loggers, mills, private timberland owners, biomass energy producers and others claim the designation would lead to heightened wildfire risk.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

A route around the rocks was taken, and presently they came to a dense bit of timberland.

From Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck by Bonehill, Ralph

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