untimbered
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtɪmbərd/
- The vast untimbered plains stretched for miles in every direction.
Examples
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We camped in an untimbered valley, far from the dense forests.
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The region's untimbered landscape made it ideal for large-scale farming.
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The untimbered land stretched for miles.
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Why is this area so untimbered?
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The vast untimbered plains stretched for miles in every direction.
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We camped in an untimbered valley, far from the dense forests.
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The region's untimbered landscape made it ideal for large-scale farming.
Synonyms
An area with no trees
An area that does not have trees
Land with few or no trees
Land that does not have trees
Antonyms
How Wooded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Untimbered comes from un- ('not') and timber ('trees' or 'wood'), so it simply means 'no trees'. That's why an untimbered plain or valley is open land without forest.