lumberyard

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US/ˈlʌmbɚˌjɑɹd/

noun

A facility dedicated to the preparation and sale of lumber.

“He got a job at the lumberyard, working the big saw for planks.”

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Meanings

nounlumberyard (plural lumberyards)

plural lumberyards · alternative lumber yard

  1. A facility dedicated to the preparation and sale of lumber.

    He got a job at the lumberyard, working the big saw for planks.

    1 more example

    I'll just go to the lumberyard and buy some more two by fours so we can finish building this.

Origin

From lumber + yard.

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Translations

Esperanto lignovendejo
  • lignovendejofacility
Finnish lautatarha, puutavaraliike
  • lautatarhafacility
  • puutavaraliikefacility
German Holzplatz
  • Holzplatzfacility
Portuguese madeireira
  • madeireirafacility
Romanian depozit de lemne
  • depozit de lemnefacility
Swedish brädgård
  • brädgårdfacility
Cite this entry
APA

lumberyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumberyard

MLA

“lumberyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumberyard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lumberyard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumberyard.

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