English Dictionary

timber

/ˈtɪmbə/

noun

(uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood. / (outside Canada, US, uncountable) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.

The timber used for construction was sourced from sustainable forests.

意味（1）

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

collect timber

意味（2）

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

意味（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

意味（4）

Material for any structure.

意味（5）

(firearms, informal) The wooden stock of a rifle or shotgun.

意味（6）

(archaic) 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.