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timbers

n. plural-only
C1 Advanced US //ˈtɪmbɝz// UK //tˈɪmbəz// tim·bers

n. large pieces of wood used for building houses, ships, or other big structures.

n. large beams of wood prepared for use in building and carpentry, or the structural wooden ribs of a ship.


SIMPLE

The old house has heavy oak timbers in the ceiling.

CONTEXTUAL

The construction crew used massive timbers to reinforce the frame of the traditional barn.

COMPLEX

Archaeologists discovered the preserved timbers of a sixteenth-century vessel buried deep within the river silt, revealing much about early naval architecture.

Synonyms
Usage

Often used in the plural to refer to the structural beams of a building or ship.

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