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timberland

[ tim-ber-land ]

/ ˈtɪm bərˌlænd /

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noun

land covered with timber-producing forests.

Origin of timberland

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

Words nearby timberland

timbered, timberhead, timbering, timberjack, timberlake, timberland, timberline, timberman, timberwork, timberyard, timbre

Example sentences from the Web for timberland

A moment later the darkness of the night hid him from their view, and they were left alone in the bit of timberland.

Boys of The Fort |Ralph Bonehill
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
That thrust like the haft of a spear into the heart of Fyfe's timberland.

Big Timber |Bertrand W. Sinclair
They had gone straight through the timberland at a gallop, and emerging on the other side, rode rapidly away.

Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; |"Noname"

As you know, I have extensive interests not only in the timberland but in the mills that manufacture paper.

The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves |Claude A. Labelle

British Dictionary definitions for timberland

timberland

/ (ˈtɪmbəˌlænd) /

noun

US and Canadian land covered with trees grown for their timber