Definition of firewood
: wood used for fuel
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They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
Recent Examples of firewood from the Web
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Previous desert forays with my husband and boys (both now in college) always involved long hikes followed by setting up tents and gathering firewood.
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By the side of the road, a woman bent down over bony branches of firewood.
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The firewood quarantine alone might not be enough to prevent the spread of the ALB.
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Once that decision was made, the cliches piled up like firewood.
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Air pollution in Ukhia and Tekfnaf has increased because of smoke from firewood burned by refugees and exhaust from thousands of trucks, jeeps, and cars bringing people and goods into the camps.
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These are ideal for splitting small pieces of firewood and chopping small branches from trees.
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The government has yet to allow the United Nations refugee agency to distribute gas stoves that would decrease the demand for firewood.
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Be prepared with back-up heat sources such as firewood or space heaters.
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First Known Use of firewood
14th century
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Definition of firewood for English Language Learners
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: wood used to make a fire : wood used as fuel
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