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.
The old house has heavy oak timbers in the ceiling.
The construction crew used massive timbers to reinforce the frame of the traditional barn.
Archaeologists discovered the preserved timbers of a sixteenth-century vessel buried deep within the river silt, revealing much about early naval architecture.
Usage
Often used in the plural to refer to the structural beams of a building or ship.