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delimber

delimber

9.9
A machine that removes branches from trees cut down using a saw or rotating chains
  • noun
  • /dɪˈlɪmər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desramadora
  • After the tree was felled, a delimber was brought in to strip away the branches quickly.

Examples

  • Using a delimber improves efficiency and safety in modern forestry operations.

  • The delimber processed dozens of logs every hour at the lumber mill.

  • The delimber efficiently removes branches from trees.

  • Many delimbers are used in large logging operations.

  • After the tree was felled, a delimber was brought in to strip away the branches quickly.

  • The delimber processed dozens of logs every hour at the lumber mill.

  • Using a delimber improves efficiency and safety in modern forestry operations.

Synonyms

stroke delimber
vsdelimber
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that removes branches from cut trees to prepare logs for transport

uses saws or rotating chains instead of flailing chains

Compounds

stroke delimber
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that removes branches from cut trees to prepare logs for transport

How Powerful

delimber
  • Specialized
9.9
chainsaw
75 3.5

Surface Forms

delimber singular
delimbers plural

Morphology

delimber = delimb (semi-transparent) = de + limb + er

Given the verb 'delimb', adding '-er' transparently forms an instrument or agent that performs the action.

Etymology

The word delimber starts with de- meaning 'remove' and ends with limb meaning 'branch', so it is a machine that removes the branches from trees that have been cut down.