timber
noun
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
timberless
-
a word derived from
timber.
Example Sentences
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In due course he called forth “a grand army of husbandmen … to battle against the timberless prairies,” and on April 10, 1872, established the first Arbor Day.
From Slate ● May 25, 2020
The state contains vast tracts of waterless and timberless regions, forming arid and monotonous plains, and in some cases appalling deserts, but is nevertheless rich elsewhere in agricultural, forest, and grazing resources.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Martin Hume
Wood River I "make my bow" to the first growth of natural timber since leaving the mountains, which indicates my gradual advance off the vast timberless plains.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Thomas Stevens
Early one December afternoon there entered upon this trail from the timberless hills far away to the northward a weary team of six dogs, driven by two men.
From The Silver Horde by Rex Ellingwood Beach
We were now near some of the higher cones of the main chain, and could see that they were all entirely timberless, and that triodia grew upon their sides.
From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Ernest Giles
