timberland

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noun

Forested land thought of in terms of its potential and value as timber.

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forestwoodlandtimber
OriginMiddle English *tymbre-lond ← Old English timberland →
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Meanings

timberland1

nountimberland (plural timberlands)

plural timberlands · alternative timber-land

  1. Forested land thought of in terms of its potential and value as timber.

Timberland2

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish (served by Timberland and Thorpe Tilney Parish Council) in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1258).
  2. An unincorporated community in the town of Roosevelt, Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounland that is covered with trees and shrubs

Similar
forestwoodlandtimber
Broader
landdry landearthbiome
Also see
foresttimberwoodland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtimberland
  2. Middle English*tymbre-lond
  3. Englishtimberland

From Middle English *tymbre-lond, from Old English timberland, tymberlond, equivalent to timber + land.

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Translations

Finnish metsätalousmaa
  • metsätalousmaaforested land
French bois, forêt
  • boisforested land
  • forêtforested land
Welsh coetir
  • coetirforested land
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APA

timberland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timberland

MLA

“timberland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timberland. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timberland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timberland.

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