woodchip
A small mechanically produced piece of wood, generally from 0.5 to 10 cm in diameter,…A small mechanically produced piece (chip) of wood, generally from 0.5 to 10 cm in diameter, used primarily as raw material for pulp, paper and construction boards, as well as fuel and mulch.
» When wood is chopped, woodchips will fly.
Wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne.
Лес рубят — щепки летят.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A small mechanically produced piece (chip) of wood, generally from 0.5 to 10 cm in diameter, used primarily as raw material for pulp, paper and construction boards, as well as fuel and mulch.
Holzschnitzel, Holzhackschnitzel, Holzspan
(countable, uncountable)A small fibre of wood; especially such material as used to make ingrain wallpaper, aka woodchip wallpaper.
Holzfaser
Examples
2 sentencesWhen wood is chopped, woodchips will fly.
ruЛес рубят — щепки летят.
deWo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne.
What have you got against woodchip wallpaper? It looks chic!
deWas hast du gegen Raufasertapete, das sieht doch schick aus!
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From wood + chip.From wood + chip.
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Forms
plural: woodchipsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable