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timberland

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

noun

  • timberlands
    plural
  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

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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 company is the largest holder of timberland in the U.S. and a leading producer of logs, lumber and oriented strand board.

From Barron's Dec. 16, 2025

That valuation is below the $2,800-an-acre price of the average timberland transaction in 2024 and 2025.

From Barron's Dec. 5, 2025

It owns a full section of timberland, and that’s about all.”

From The Plunderer by Douglas Duer

“It improves efficiency and could result in one operator operating multiple skidders,” said Travis Keatley, senior vice president of timberlands.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Among the initiatives he oversees is the creation of a digital twin of Weyerhaeuser’s timberlands using satellite imagery, drone photography and lidar, a laser-based sensor technology that self-driving cars use to map their surroundings.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

General Land Office officials as they fraudulently acquired thousands of acres of timberlands.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2025

For the past 25 years, the reservation has managed its commercial timberlands with the cats in mind.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2023

"I cruised them timberlands from Dan to Beersheby, and I'm ready to state facts and figgers."

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Holman Day

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