untimbered

/' n'timb d/

Thân thiện

An untimbered plain stretches toward the distant mountains.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Without trees; lacking forest cover: Describes an area of land that has no trees or is not wooded.
   • Lacking timbers; not built or made with wooden beams or planks: Describes a structure, such as a boat or building, that is not constructed from or reinforced with timber.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The vast, untimbered plains stretched to the horizon. (The vast, treeless plains stretched to the horizon.)
  • The old, untimbered boat was constructed entirely of reeds. (The old boat, lacking wooden beams, was constructed entirely of reeds.)

Advanced Usage

• Ecological/Geographical Context: Often used in environmental or geographical descriptions to contrast with forested or wooded areas.
  • The fire spread rapidly across the dry, untimbered hillside.
• Historical/Construction Context: Can describe historical or traditional building methods that do not use wooden framing.
  • The settlers built simple, untimbered shelters from sod and stone.

Variants and Related Words

• Timbered (adj): The direct antonym, meaning "covered with trees" or "built with timber."
  • The timbered frame of the house was very sturdy.
• Treeless (adj): A close synonym for the first meaning (without trees).
  • They hiked across the treeless moor.

Synonyms

• Treeless: Having no trees.
• Unwooded: Not covered with trees or woods.
• Clear: (Of land) free from trees or obstructions.

Antonyms

• Timbered: Covered with trees; built with timber.
• Forested: Covered with forest.
• Wooded: Having woods or trees.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. without trees
   • an untimbered area
2. lacking timbers
   • an untimbered boat