timber

1. (uncountable)Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.

   collect timber

   cut down timber

   Holz, Nutzholz

   лес на корню́les na kornjú, строево́й лесstrojevój les, древеси́наdrevesína

   деревина́derevyná

   the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

2. (US, uncountable)Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.

   Holz, Bauholz, Schnittholz

   пиломатериа́лыpilomateriály, лесоматериа́лlesomateriál, деревоматериа́лderevomateriál

   лісоматеріа́лlisomateriál

3. (countable)A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof.

   the timbers of a ship

   Stiel, Balken, Säule

   ба́лкаbálka

4. (countable, uncountable)Material for any structure.

5. (countable, informal, uncountable)The wooden stock of a rifle or shotgun.

6. (countable, slang, uncountable)The stumps.

7. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A certain quantity of fur skins (as of martens, ermines, sables, etc.) packed between boards; in some cases forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty. Also timmer, timbre.

1. Load the timber into the pickup truck.

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2. Some lovely half-timbered houses dotted the landscape.

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3. Seasoned timber is better for construction and joinery.

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4. Large amounts of timber are used in paper making.

   deBei der Papierherstellung werden große Mengen an Holz verwendet.

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5. Thirty years ago, timber was the main industry here.

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