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fuelwood

fuelwood

3.7
Wood used to make fire for cooking or heating
  • noun
  • /ˈfjuːəlwʊd/
translation icon : madera combustible
  • The main fuels being used for cooking in these areas are fuelwood, agricultural residues, and coal.
  • fuelwood and charcoal
  • fuelwood harvest
  • fuelwood plantations

Examples

  • The implication is that fuelwood gathering from plantations can lead to reforestation.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The taxes they collect from local transporters ensure that the full economic value of fuelwood is reflected in its price.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Children in rural areas can help overburdened parents by fetching water or fuelwood.

    Academic text (1995)

  • There is almost unanimous consensus among rural households that fuelwood is scarce and that its future availability is in doubt.

    Academic text (1999)

  • In some municipalities, there is no large-scale production of charcoal and fuelwood, but in others, it is a principal industry.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The small-scale indigenous fuelwood plantations on Cebu represent some of the most successful sustainable systems in the Philippines.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In many densely populated rural areas, fuelwood shortages are encouraging people to shift to using agricultural residues and dung.

    Academic text (1999)

  • During the winter, many families rely on fuelwood to keep their homes warm.

  • She stacked the fuelwood neatly by the fireplace to ensure it would be dry for cooking.

  • In rural communities, fuelwood is often gathered from local forests for heating and cooking.

Synonyms

firewood
vsfuelwood
57 1.0

Pieces of wood used to make a fire for heat or cooking

is used more generally for heating or cooking rather than only open fires
cordwood
vsfuelwood
  • US
2 8.2

Firewood cut and stacked in cords for burning

is the general term for wood used as fuel regardless of sale or stacking
brushwood
vsfuelwood
1 6.1

Branches and twigs from bushes that people use for fire or simple fences

is larger fuel wood for heating or cooking rather than small twigs
stovewood
vsfuelwood
  • US
1 6.9

Pieces of wood cut small enough to burn in a stove

is broader, referring to wood for heating or cooking not just stove-sized pieces
slabwood
vsfuelwood
  • Specialized
7.5

Wood cut from the outer part of a log used for firewood or for simple fences and sheds

is mainly fuel for heating or cooking, not primarily for construction

How Useful

hardwood
  • Specialized
52 3.5
fuelwood
3.7
seasoned
2 4.1
green
67 2.1

Surface Forms

fuelwood singular
fuelwoods plural

Morphology

fuelwood = fuel + wood (transparent) = fuel + wood

The meaning is directly the combination of 'fuel' and 'wood' (wood used as fuel), which is easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word fuelwood is made of the words fuel ('something that burns to make heat') and wood. So fuelwood simply means 'wood used as fuel', like the logs people burn to cook or heat their homes.